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" I first had the idea of writing a popular book about the universe in 1982. My intention was partly to earn money to pay my daughter's school fees. "
Stephen Hawking
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" Our minds work in real time, which begins at the Big Bang and will end, if there is a Big Crunch - which seems unlikely, now, from the latest data showing accelerating expansion. Consciousness would come to an end at a singularity. "
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" Keeping an active mind has been vital to my survival, as has been maintaining a sense of humor. "
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" Up until the 1920s, everyone thought the universe was essentially static and unchanging in time. "
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" We should seek the greatest value of our action. "
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" It now appears that the way the universe began can indeed be determined, using imaginary time. "
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" When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have. "
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" There are plenty of dead scientists I admire, but I can't think of any living ones. This is probably because it is only in retrospect that one can see who made the important contributions. "
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" Science is beautiful when it makes simple explanations of phenomena or connections between different observations. Examples include the double helix in biology and the fundamental equations of physics. "
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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 believe everyone should have a broad picture of how the universe operates and our place in it. It is a basic human desire. And it also puts our worries in perspective. "
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" I am in touch with a company that hopes to replicate my voice. However, they are not replicating my original voice - if they did that, I would sound like a man in his 20s, which would be very strange! They are actually trying to replicate the synthesizer that sits on my wheelchair. "
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" I wouldn't be here today if it were not for the NHS. I have received a large amount of high-quality treatment without which I would not have survived. "
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" Only black holes of very low mass would emit a significant amount of radiation. "
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" I have wondered about time all my life. "
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" Science can lift people out of poverty and cure disease. That, in turn, will reduce civil unrest. "
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" Time travel used to be thought of as just science fiction, but Einstein's general theory of relativity allows for the possibility that we could warp space-time so much that you could go off in a rocket and return before you set out. "
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" Many badly needed goals, like fusion and cancer cure, would be achieved much sooner if we invested more. "
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" Time travel was once considered scientific heresy, and I used to avoid talking about it for fear of being labelled a 'crank.' "
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