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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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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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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We forget that every good that is worth possessing must be paid for in strokes of daily effort. We postpone and postpone until those smiling possibilities are dead... By neglecting the necessary concrete labor, by sparing ourselves the little daily tax, we are positively digging the graves of our higher possibilities.
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As a member of this court I am not justified in writing my private notions of policy into the Constitution, no matter how deeply I may cherish them or how mischievous I may deem their disregard.
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You don't come to see a Greek play and not want blood and gore and depth of feeling from your boots up.
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I don't have pressure on me. I just put pressure on myself to play hard every day.
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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.