Stephen Hawking

I believe everyone should have a broad picture of how the universe operates and our place in it. It is a basic human desire. And it also puts our worries in perspective.

Stephen Hawking

I believe things cannot make themselves impossible.

Stephen Hawking

I can’t say that my disability has helped my work, but it has allowed me to concentrate on research without having to lecture or sit on boring committees.

Stephen Hawking

I don’t have much positive to say about motor neuron disease, but it taught me not to pity myself because others were worse off, and to get on with what I still could do. I’m happier now than before I developed the condition.

Stephen Hawking

I have a full and satisfying life. My work and my family are very important to me.

Stephen Hawking

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.

Stephen Hawking

I have so much that I want to do. I hate wasting time.

Stephen Hawking

I want to encourage public interest in space. I have never let my condition stop me. You only live once.

Stephen Hawking

I’m never any good in the morning. It is only after four in the afternoon that I get going.

Stephen Hawking

I’m not afraid of death, but I’m in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.

Stephen Hawking