Paul Morrison > Paul's Quotes

“For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination. We learned to talk and we learned to listen. Speech has allowed the communication of ideas, enabling human beings to work together to build the impossible. Mankind's greatest achievements have come about by talking, and its greatest failures by not talking. It doesn't have to be like this. Our greatest hopes could become reality in the future. With the technology at our disposal, the possibilities are unbounded. All we need to do is make sure we keep talking.”
― Stephen Hawking

“Quiet people have the loudest minds.”
― Stephen Hawking

“One of the basic rules of the universe is that nothing is perfect. Perfection simply doesn't exist.....Without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist”
― Stephen Hawking

“If time travel is possible, where are the tourists from the future?”
― Stephen Hawking, A Brief History of Time

“The universe does not behave according to our pre-conceived ideas. It continues to surprise us.”
― Stephen Hawking

“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.”
― Aristotle

“Happiness depends upon ourselves.”
― Aristotle

“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
― Mark Twain

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”
― Mark Twain

“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
― Mark Twain