Stephen Hawking quotes

Renowned scientist Stephen Hawking, who was known for his work on black holes and relativity, died on Wednesday at the age 76. Crippled by motor neurone disease, Stephen had spent most of his life on a wheelchair, but this didn't diminish his zeal to unlock the secrets of the Universe as he firmly believed science was his destiny. Apart from giving some mind-boggling theories, Hawkings always believed that disability was no bar to achievement and to encourage interest in space. And as the world remembers this famous modern day scientists, we bring you some inspiration quotes by Stephen Hawking that will inspire you.

It surprises me how disinterested we are today about things like physics, space, the universe and philosophy of our existence, our purpose, our final destination. It's a crazy world out there. Be curious.

My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus.

People who boast about their I.Q. are losers.

However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.

I believe the simplest explanation is, there is no God. No one created the universe and no one directs our fate. This leads me to a profound realization that there probably is no heaven and no afterlife either. We have this one life to appreciate the grand design of the universe and for that, I am extremely grateful.

There is a fundamental difference between religion, which is based on authority, [and] science, which is based on observation and reason. Science will win, because it works.

Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.