The past, like the future, is indefinite and exists only as a spectrum of possibilities.
Stephen HawkingThe human capacity for guilt is such that people can always find ways to blame themselves
Stephen HawkingIt's clearly possible for a something to acquire higher intelligence than its ancestors: we evolved to be smarter than our ape-like ancestors, and Einstein was smarter than his parents.
Stephen HawkingWhat could define God, [is thinking of God] as the embodiment of the laws of nature. However, this is not what most people would think of that God. They made a human-like being with whom one can have a personal relationship. When you look at the vast size of the universe and how insignificant an accidental human life is in it, that seems most impossible.
Stephen Hawking