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 HawkingWhat you have told us is rubbish. The world is really a flat plate supported on the back of a giant tortoise.
Stephen HawkingI don't think the human race will survive the next thousand years, unless we spread into space. There are too many accidents that can befall life on a single planet. But I'm an optimist. We will reach out to the stars.
Stephen Hawking