Stephen Hawking (Stephen William Hawking) Quotes
My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.

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Science progresses best when observations force us to alter our preconceptions.
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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It's a fine balance for an athlete in enjoying the moment and being really satisfied, say, with a run, and with your day, and knowing you can make it better in the future.
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I think I'm going to have a lot of trouble.
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I love doing the dishes... not for the act of cleaning but because I get to put my headphones in, listen to music, and ignore the world for an hour, and it's totally acceptable because I'm cleaning.
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No. I mean those people really did something for designers I don't think department stores can, could or should do still today. Today the world is different so you have to make it differently. There's TV. There's a lot of things.
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I consider myself very lucky, essentially - I was put into a pop group even though my musical taste was very niche before.
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I had a pretty public divorce. They're not easy - divorces - and it took me a long time to really get through.
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To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor.
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Does a black person make them an African American? No. There are Hispanics that are very, very dark skinned so the word has lost its meaning, it's not a very concise or proper word to use even today and it wasn't then.
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I don't think I ever wore pants on 'Reno 911!' and I was on it about five times.
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If you want to call me names, make jokes and doubt my intentions, go ahead, because the reality is I can take it.
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A single tree in the tropical forest in the south of Mexico has more different species than some European countries.
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Sentimentalism is the working off on yourself of feelings you haven't really got.
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There never was a bad man that had ability for good service.
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All is well, practice kindness, heaven is nigh.
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The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one – particularly if he plays golf, which he usually does.
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People who pin their faith to a catchword never feel the necessity of understanding anything.
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The goal of physiological research is functional nature.
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A fascinating reaction of the human brain when we fail to meet a goal is that it tells us to throw caution to the wind and make things even worse, which ultimately leads to us giving up.
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From the oyster to the eagle, from the swine to the tiger, all animals are to be found in men and each of them exists in some man, sometimes several at the time. Animals are nothing but the portrayal of our virtues and vices made manifest to our eyes, the visible reflections of our souls. God displays them to us to give us food for thought.
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When you go on an audition it's very frightening.
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My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.