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" One cannot really argue with a mathematical theorem. "
Stephen Hawking
Really
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" It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value. "
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" It's time to commit to finding the answer, to search for life beyond Earth. Mankind has a deep need to explore, to learn, to know. We also happen to be sociable creatures. It is important for us to know if we are alone in the dark. "
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" Sometimes I wonder if I'm as famous for my wheelchair and disabilities as I am for my discoveries. "
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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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" The missing link in cosmology is the nature of dark matter and dark energy. "
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" If you believe in science, like I do, you believe that there are certain laws that are always obeyed. "
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" A few years ago, the city council of Monza, Italy, barred pet owners from keeping goldfish in curved bowls... saying that it is cruel to keep a fish in a bowl with curved sides because, gazing out, the fish would have a distorted view of reality. But how do we know we have the true, undistorted picture of reality? "
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" I'm never any good in the morning. It is only after four in the afternoon that I get going. "
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" No one undertakes research in physics with the intention of winning a prize. It is the joy of discovering something no one knew before. "
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" My wife and I love each other very much. "
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" God may exist, but science can explain the universe without the need for a creator. "
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" For years, my early work with Roger Penrose seemed to be a disaster for science. It showed that the universe must have begun with a singularity, if Einstein's general theory of relativity is correct. That appeared to indicate that science could not predict how the universe would begin. "
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