Quotes from Stephen Hawking

We live in the most probable of all possible worlds.

Galileo, perhaps more than any other single person, was responsible for the birth of modern science.

Religion believes in miracles, but these aren't compatible with science.

The lesson of the book is that the universe is governed by the laws of science.

The downside of my celebrity is that I cannot go anywhere in the world without being recognized. It is not enough for me to wear dark sunglasses and a wig. The wheelchair gives me away.

We should seek the greatest value of our action.

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.

We must develop as quickly as possible technologies that make possible a direct connection between brain and computer, so that artificial brains contribute to human intelligence rather than opposing it.

I can't disguise myself with a wig and dark glasses - the wheelchair gives me away.

No one undertakes research in physics with the intention of winning a prize. It is the joy of discovering something no one knew before.

The human race may be the only intelligent beings in the galaxy.

The radiation left over from the Big Bang is the same as that in your microwave oven but very much less powerful. It would heat your pizza only to minus 271.3*C - not much good for defrosting the pizza, let alone cooking it.