Some individuals are better able than others to draw the right conclusions about the world about them and act accordingly. These individuals will be more likely to survive and reproduce so their pattern of behaviour and thought will become dominant
Stephen HawkingSo next time someone complains that you have made a mistake, tell him that may be a good thing. Because without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist.
Stephen HawkingAlthough I cannot move, and I have to speak through a computer, in my mind, I am free.
Stephen HawkingWe are all different. There is no such thing as a standard or run-of-the-mill human being, but we share the same human spirit.
Stephen HawkingIf what we regard as real depends on our theory, how can we make reality the basis of our philosophy? But we cannot distinguish what is real about the universe without a theory. It makes no sense to ask if it corresponds to reality, because we do not know what reality is independent of a theory.
Stephen Hawking