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" God may exist, but science can explain the universe without the need for a creator. "

Stephen Hawking

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" My father was a research scientist in tropical medicine, so I always assumed I would be a scientist, too. I felt that medicine was too vague and inexact, so I chose physics. "

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" Because there is a law such as gravity, the universe can and will create itself from nothing. "

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" My three children have brought me great joy. "

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" Before I lost my voice, it was slurred, so only those close to me could understand, but with the computer voice, I found I could give popular lectures. I enjoy communicating science. It is important that the public understands basic science, if they are not to leave vital decisions to others. "

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" I don't care much for equations myself. This is partly because it is difficult for me to write them down, but mainly because I don't have an intuitive feeling for equations. "

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" I want to know why the universe exists, why there is something greater than nothing. "

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" Life on Earth is at the ever-increasing risk of being wiped out by a disaster, such as sudden global nuclear war, a genetically engineered virus or other dangers we have not yet thought of. "

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" There is no physical law precluding particles from being organised in ways that perform even more advanced computations than the arrangements of particles in human brains. "

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" We are in danger of destroying ourselves by our greed and stupidity. We cannot remain looking inwards at ourselves on a small and increasingly polluted and overcrowded planet. "

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" I would like nuclear fusion to become a practical power source. It would provide an inexhaustible supply of energy, without pollution or global warming. "

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" It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value. "

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" We are all different. There is no such thing as a standard or run-of-the-mill human being, but we share the same human spirit. "

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" I believe the universe is governed by the laws of science. The laws may have been decreed by God, but God does not intervene to break the laws. "

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" Among physicists, I'm respected I hope. "

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" In my opinion, there is no aspect of reality beyond the reach of the human mind. "

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" There could be shadow galaxies, shadow stars, and even shadow people. "

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" If the rate of expansion one second after the Big Bang had been smaller by even one part in a hundred thousand million million, it would have recollapsed before it reached its present size. On the other hand, if it had been greater by a part in a million, the universe would have expanded too rapidly for stars and planets to form. "

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" There's no way to remove the observer - us - from our perceptions of the world. "

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" I think those who have a terminal illness and are in great pain should have the right to choose to end their own life, and those that help them should be free from prosecution. "

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" There are too many accidents that can befall life on a single planet. "

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" Although September 11 was horrible, it didn't threaten the survival of the human race, like nuclear weapons do. "

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" Imaginary time is a new dimension, at right angles to ordinary, real time. "

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" Some people would claim that things like love, joy and beauty belong to a different category from science and can't be described in scientific terms, but I think they can now be explained by the theory of evolution. "

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" In less than a hundred years, we have found a new way to think of ourselves. From sitting at the center of the universe, we now find ourselves orbiting an average-sized sun, which is just one of millions of stars in our own Milky Way galaxy. "

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" In Britain, like most of the developed world, stem-cell research is regarded as a great opportunity. America will be left behind if it doesn't change policy. "

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" My work and my family are very important to me. "

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