Maybe I don't have the most common kind of motor neuron disease, which usually kills in two or three years.
Stephen HawkingMany badly needed goals, like fusion and cancer cure, would be achieved much sooner if we invested more.
Stephen HawkingThe life we have on Earth must have spontaneously generated itself. It must therefore be possible for life to generate spontaneously elsewhere in the universe.
Stephen HawkingAs those who have seen Jurassic Park will know, this means a tiny disturbance in one place, can cause a major change in another. A butterfly flapping its wings can cause rain in Central Park, New York. The trouble is, it is not repeatable. The next time the butterfly flaps its wings, a host of other things will be different, which will also influence the weather. That is why weather forecasts are so unreliable.
Stephen Hawking