Stephen Hawking May Quotations

However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.

I may contradict myself, but at least I don't contradict myself.

I believe in the possible. I believe, small though we are, insignificant though we may be, we can reach a full understanding of the universe. You were right when you said you felt small, looking up at all that up there. We are very, very small, but we are profoundly capable of very, very big things.

The initial configuration of the universe may have been chosen by God, or it may itself have been determined by the laws of science. In either case, it would seem that everything in the universe would then be determined by evolution according to the laws of science, so it is difficult to see how we can be masters of our fate.

There should be no boundaries to human endeavor. However bad life may seem, there is always hope.

So next time someone complains that you have made a mistake, tell him that may be a good thing. Because without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist

Time travel may be possible, but it is not practical.

Scientific discovery may not be better than sex, but the satisfaction lasts longer.

The human failing I would most like to correct is aggression. It may have had survival advantage in caveman days, to get more food, territory or partner with whom to reproduce, but now it threatens to destroy us all.

Only time - whatever that may be - will tell.