Author of quotes: Stephen Hawking. Page 1

When people ask me whether the created Universe God, I say that this question does not make sense. Before the Big Bang time did not exist, therefore God didn't have time to create it.

First: don't forget the other day to look at the stars, instead of usually to watch his feet. Second, never throw the begun business. Work gives you purpose and meaning. Life without her will be empty. Third: if you are lucky and you will find your love, remember you do found it, and not worth it to throw away.

The creation of artificial intelligence may be the latest technological achievement of mankind, if we do not learn to control risks.

I don't believe that UFO aliens are sitting. Why they only appear before the assholes and crazy? Do I believe that the government is hiding aliens to use their technology? Well - so far they are not much of this progress. At a distance of hundreds of light years away there's no intelligent life or the SETI project has recorded the signals of an alien TV show.

If one day aliens visit us, the consequences will be much graver than that of Columbus ' discovery of America, which is known to be very sadly ended for native Americans. We should look first at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we would never have wanted to meet.

School science is often taught in a dry and uninteresting form. Children learn rote memorization to pass the exam, and not see the connection of science with the world.

It is very important just not to give up.

I am often asked how you feel with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The answer is simple - not very much.

I'm not sure that the human race will live at least another thousand years, if you do not find the opportunity to escape into space. There are many scenarios of how this can die all living on a small planet. But I am optimistic. We will definitely reach the stars.

No one can argue with a mathematical theorem.

Someone told me that each equation I include in the book cuts the sales in half.

The most difficult problem which had to face humanity - our aggressive instincts. In the days of the caveman (let's call it the cave person), these instincts were necessary for survival and was printed in our heads at the level of the genetic code that was dictated by Darwinian natural selection. Now, with all those nuclear weapons that we have, we can no longer wait for evolution will rid us of our instincts. I'm afraid we'll have to use genetic engineering.

My real dream is to write a book that will be sold in kiosks in the airport. But it seems the publisher will need to put on the cover a naked woman.

I am convinced that science and research bring more fun, than making money.