My Brief History Quotes

“If you understand how the universe operates, you control it, in a way.”
― Stephen Hawking, My Brief History

“So if a beautiful alien in a flying saucer invites you into her time machine, step with care. You might fall into one of these trapped repeating histories of only finite duration.”
― Stephen Hawking, My Brief History

“Even if it turns out that time travel is impossible, it is important that we understand why it is impossible.”
― Stephen Hawking, My Brief History

“The brightest boys did mathematics and physics. The less bright did biology.”
― Stephen Hawking, My Brief History

“The microwave background indicated that the universe had had a hot, dense stage in the past.”
― Stephen Hawking, My Brief History

“When you are faced with the possibility of an early death, it makes you realize that life is worth living and that there are lots of things you want to do”.”
― Stephen Hawking, My Brief History

“The first scientific description of time was given in 1689 by Sir Isaac Newton, who held the Lucasian chair at Cambridge that I used to occupy (though it wasn't electrically operated in his time).”
― Stephen Hawking, My Brief History

“I used to have a bumper sticker that read "Black Holes are out of sight" on the door of my office in DAMTP [Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Cambridge]. This so irritated the head of the department that he engineered my election to the Lucasian Professorship, moved me to a better office on the strength of it, and personally tore the offending notice off the door of the old office.”
― Stephen Hawking, My Brief History

“Someone once said that scientists and prostitutes get paid for doing what they enjoy.”
― Stephen Hawking, My Brief History

“My father believed that his own lack of pose and connections had led him being passed over in his career in favor of people of less ability. He had a bit of a chip on his shoulder because he felt that other people who were not as good but who had the right background and connections had gotten ahead of him. He used to warn me against such people.”
― Stephen Hawking, My Brief History

“But physics and astronomy offered the hope of understanding where we came from and why we are here. I wanted to fathom the depths of the universe. Maybe I have succeeded to a small extent, but there's still plenty I want to know.”
― Stephen Hawking, My Brief History

“I have had a full and satisfying life. I believe that disabled people should concentrate on things that their handicap doesn't precent them from doing and not regret those they can't do.”
― Stephen Hawking, My Brief History

“I'm happy if I have added something to our understanding of the universe.”
― Stephen Hawking, My Brief History

“Când aveam 12 ani, unul dintre prietenii mei a pariat cu un altul, pe o pungă de bomboane, că n-o să se aleagă nimic de mine. Nu ştiu dacă pariul a fost respectat şi, dacă da, care dintre cei doi a avut dreptate.”
― Stephen Hawking, My Brief History

“La imitación es la forma más sincera de halago.”
― Stephen Hawking, Breve historia de mi vida