Stephen Hawking

Among the heresies was the idea that nature follows laws, because this conflicts with God’s omnipotence. Interestingly, Pope John was killed by the effects of the law of gravity a few months later when the roof of his palace fell in on him.

Stephen Hawking

An expanding universe does not preclude a creator, but it does place limits on when he might have carried out his job.

Stephen Hawking

Another prediction of general relativity is that time should appear to run slower near a massive body like the earth.

Stephen Hawking

Any physical theory is always provisional, in the sense that it is only a hypothesis: you can never prove it.

Stephen Hawking

As a child, I wanted to know how things worked and to control them. With a friend, I built a number of complicated models that I could control. It was a natural next step to want to know how the universe works.

Stephen Hawking

As scientists, we step on the shoulders of science, building on the work that has come before us – aiming to inspire a new generation of young scientists to continue once we are gone.

Stephen Hawking

As we shall see, the concept of time has no meaning before the beginning of the universe.

Stephen Hawking

At times, I get very lonely because people are afraid to talk to me or don’t wait for me to write a response. I’m shy and tongue-tied at times. I find it difficult to talk to people who I don’t know.

Stephen Hawking

Because there is a law such as gravity, the universe can and will create itself from nothing.

Stephen Hawking

Before we understand science, it is natural to believe that God created the universe.

Stephen Hawking