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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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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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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People who pin their faith to a catchword never feel the necessity of understanding anything.
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Those who matter don't mind, and those who mind don't matter.
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I think all writers are armchair psychologists to some degree or another, and I think a character's sexuality is fascinating. It's a great way to really get at the root of their identity, because it's such a personal thing.
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The United States is the leader of the free world.
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It's music. It's supposed to be fun and inspirational. You have to be inspired. If I did it because it was my 'job,' and I only did it to make money, I don't think I'd still be doing it.
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Authors all have at least one thing in common, which is that when we finally get finished copies of our books, we get giddy as kindergartners. We touch them constantly, and build towers with them, and take pictures of our cats and dogs reading them.
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I love that my career has been documented and I can look back one day and share it with my kids.
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Basically, there's not enough sex in movies, that's it. I'm trying to say it, people. I miss sex in movies because sex is natural, guns are not.
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I am not a role model.
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Respect the man of noble races other than your own, who carries out, in a different place, a combat parallel to yours - to ours. He is your ally. He is our ally, be he at the other end of the world.
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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.
