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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. "
Stephen Hawking
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" In the past, there was active discrimination against women in science. That has now gone, and although there are residual effects, these are not enough to account for the small numbers of women, particularly in mathematics and physics. "
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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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" I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road. "
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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 think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image. "
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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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" My work and my family are very important to me. "
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" God is the name people give to the reason we are here. But I think that reason is the laws of physics rather than someone with whom one can have a personal relationship. An impersonal God. "
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" My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn't prevent you doing well, and don't regret the things it interferes with. Don't be disabled in spirit as well as physically. "
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" I think the brain is essentially a computer and consciousness is like a computer program. It will cease to run when the computer is turned off. Theoretically, it could be re-created on a neural network, but that would be very difficult, as it would require all one's memories. "
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" Women. They are a complete mystery. "
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" Science is increasingly answering questions that used to be the province of religion. "
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" Cambridge is one of the best universities in the world, especially in my field. "
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" However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. "
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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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" 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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" I was never top of the class at school, but my classmates must have seen potential in me, because my nickname was 'Einstein.' "
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