“The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen in an arbitrary manner, but that they reflect a certain underlying order, which may or may not be divinely inspired.”
— Stephen Hawking
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“Science predicts that many different kinds of universe will be spontaneously created out of nothing. It is a matter of chance which we are in.”
— Stephen Hawking
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“The usual approach of science of constructing a mathematical model cannot answer the questions of why there should be a universe for the model to describe. Why does the universe go to all the bother of existing?”
— Stephen Hawking
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“There is a real danger that computers will develop intelligence and take over. We urgently need to develop direct connections to the brain so that computers can add to human intelligence rather than be in opposition.”
— Stephen Hawking
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“I enjoy all forms of music – pop, classical and opera.”
— Stephen Hawking
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“My work and my family are very important to me.”
— Stephen Hawking
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“Philosophers have not kept up with modern developments in science. Particularly physics.”
— Stephen Hawking
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“Women. They are a complete mystery.”
— Stephen Hawking
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“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”
— Stephen Hawking
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“It is no good getting furious if you get stuck. What I do is keep thinking about the problem but work on something else. Sometimes it is years before I see the way forward. In the case of information loss and black holes, it was 29 years.”
— Stephen Hawking
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“It is generally recognised that women are better than men at languages, personal relations and multi-tasking, but less good at map-reading and spatial awareness. It is therefore not unreasonable to suppose that women might be less good at mathematics and physics.”
— Stephen Hawking
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