Top 300 Stephen Hawking Quotes (2025 Update)
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151. “Physics as we know it will be over in six months – Max Born.”

— Stephen Hawking

152. “We don’t let animals suffer, so why humans?”

— Stephen Hawking

153. “I am damned if I’m going to die before I have unraveled more of the universe.”

— Stephen Hawking

154. “Every man should marry. After all, happiness is not the only thing in life.”

— Stephen Hawking

155. “It is said that there’s no such thing as a free lunch. But the universe is the ultimate free lunch.”

— Stephen Hawking

156. “I think the universe was spontaneously created out of nothing, according to the laws of science. It has no beginning and no end.”

— Stephen Hawking

157. “It is reasonable to ask who or what created the universe, but if the answer is God, then the question has merely been deflected to that of who created God.”

— Stephen Hawking

158. “It is very important for young people keep their sense of wonder and keep asking why.”

— Stephen Hawking

159. “Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge.”

— Stephen Hawking

160. “God abhors a naked singularity.”

— Stephen Hawking

161. “Obviously, because of my disability, I need assistance. But I have always tried to overcome the limitations of my condition and lead as full a life as possible. I have traveled the world, from the Antarctic to zero gravity.”

— Stephen Hawking

162. “With genetic engineering, we will be able to increase the complexity of our DNA, and improve the human race. But it will be a slow process, because one will have to wait about 18 years to see the effect of changes to the genetic code.”

— Stephen Hawking

163. “Latest survey shows that 3 out of 4 people make up 75% of the world’s population.”

— Stephen Hawking

164. “If human life were long enough to find the ultimate theory, everything would have been solved by previous generations. Nothing would be left to be discovered.”

— Stephen Hawking

165. “Do you believe in first love – or should I pass by again?”

— Stephen Hawking

166. “Chaos, when left alone, tends to multiply.”

— Stephen Hawking

167. “If the total energy of the universe must always remain zero, and it costs energy to create a body, how can a whole universe be created from nothing?”

— Stephen Hawking

168. “There could be whole antiworlds and antipeople made out of antiparticles. However, if you ever meet your antiself, don’t shake hands! You would both vanish in a great flash of light.”

— Stephen Hawking

169. “Go the extra mile. It makes your boss look like an incompetent slacker.”

— Stephen Hawking

170. “If you understand how the universe operates, you control it in a way.”

— Stephen Hawking

171. “Our only chance of long-term survival is not to remain lurking on planet Earth, but to spread out into space.”

— Stephen Hawking

172. “God not only plays dice, he throws them in the corner where you can’t see them.”

— Stephen Hawking

173. “I want to encourage public interest in space. I have never let my condition stop me. You only live once.”

— Stephen Hawking

174. “Of course it is possible that UFO’s really do contain aliens as many people believe, and the government is hushing it up.”

— Stephen Hawking

175. “I think the human race has no future if it doesn’t go into space.”

— Stephen Hawking

176. “Eternity is a long time, especially towards the end.”

— Stephen Hawking

177. “Exploration by real people inspires us.”

— Stephen Hawking

178. “There are no black holes – in the sense of regimes from which light can’t escape to infinity. There are however apparent horizons which persist for a period of time.”

— Stephen Hawking

179. “The meaning in life is not out there but inbetween our ears. In many ways this makes us the lords of creation.”

— Stephen Hawking

180. “Many people do not like the idea that time has a beginning, probably because it smacks of divine intervention.”

— Stephen Hawking

181. “I want my books sold on airport bookstalls.”

— Stephen Hawking

182. “We waste time, so you don’t have to.”

— Stephen Hawking

183. “Keeping an active mind has been vital to my survival, as has been maintaining a sense of humor.”

— Stephen Hawking

184. “Many people find the universe confusing – it’s not.”

— Stephen Hawking

185. “One can’t predict the weather more than a few days in advance.”

— Stephen Hawking

186. “The human race does not have a very good record of intelligent behavior.”

— Stephen Hawking

187. “Science does not deny religion, it just offers a simpler alternative.”

— Stephen Hawking

188. “I wouldnt be here today if it were not for the NHS, I have received a large amount of high-quality treatment without which I would not have survived.”

— Stephen Hawking

189. “The Simpsons is the best thing on American television.”

— Stephen Hawking

190. “If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn’t turn out well for the Native Americans.”

— Stephen Hawking

191. “Don’t be disabled in spirit as well as physically.”

— Stephen Hawking

192. “Simplicity is a matter of taste.”

— Stephen Hawking

193. “It would be very difficult to explain why the universe should have begun in just this way, except as the act of a God who intended to create beings like us.”

— Stephen Hawking

194. “I think those who have a terminal illness and are in great pain should have the right to choose to end their own life, and those that help them should be free from prosecution.”

— Stephen Hawking

195. “One should love animals. They are so tasty.”

— Stephen Hawking

196. “It is a waste of time to be angry about my disability. One has to get on with life and I haven’t done badly. People won’t have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.”

— Stephen Hawking

197. “If the government is covering up knowledge of aliens, they are doing a better job of it than they do at anything else.”

— Stephen Hawking

198. “Someone told me that each equation I included in the book would halve the sales.”

— Stephen Hawking

199. “The human race shouldn’t have all its eggs in one basket, or on one planet. Let’s hope we can avoid dropping the basket until we have spread the load.”

— Stephen Hawking

200. “Everyone can enjoy a life of luxurious leisure if the machine-produced wealth is shared, or most people can end up miserably poor if the machine-owners successfully lobby against wealth redistribution.”

— Stephen Hawking