Look Up at the Stars, Not Down at Your Feet
Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Never give up work — it gives your life meaning. And if you are lucky enough to find love, don't throw it away.
Stephen Hawking
Theoretical physicist and explorer of black holes.
All moments: Stephen Hawking
- The Universe Without a Creator — Stephen Hawking
The universe can spontaneously create itself from nothing due to quantum laws
- Answers to Great Questions — Stephen Hawking
The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge
- The Beginning of the Journey — Stephen Hawking
I started thinking about black holes and how they interact with quantum mechanics
- Black Holes and Time — Stephen Hawking
Time is not absolute. It is warped by massive objects and moves at different rates in different places
- Life with Illness — Stephen Hawking
My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability does not prevent you from doing well
- Education and Technology of the Future — Stephen Hawking
Seek knowledge not for accumulation, but for understanding the world
- Remembrance of Earth and Sky — Stephen Hawking
When you look at the stars, you are looking into the past
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