The rate of progress is so rapid that what one learns at school or university is always a bit out of date. Only a few people can keep up with the rapidly advancing frontier of knowledge, and they have to devote their whole time to it and specialize in a small area. The rest of the population has little idea of the advances that are being made or the excitement they are generating.
Stephen HawkingSo remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and hold on to that childlike wonder about what makes the universe exist.
Stephen HawkingI don't think the human race will survive the next thousand years, unless we spread into space.
Stephen HawkingAlthough I cannot move, and I have to speak through a computer, in my mind, I am free.
Stephen Hawking