I swear to use my scientific knowledge for the good of Humanity. I promise never to harm any person in my search for enlightenment.

I shall be courageous and careful in my quest for greater knowledge about the mysteries that surround us. I shall not use scientific knowledge for my own personal gain or give it to those who seek to destroy the wonderful planet on which we live.

If I break this oath, may the beauty and wonder of the Universe forever remain hidden from me.


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STEPHEN HAWKING
It was Einstein's dream to discover the grand design of the universe, a single theory that expla...
STEPHEN HAWKING
God is the name people give to the reason we are here. But I think that reason is the laws of physic...
STEPHEN HAWKING
If time travel is possible, where are the tourists from the future?
STEPHEN HAWKING
Observations indicate that the universe is expanding at an ever increasing rate. It will expand fore...
STEPHEN HAWKING
My ideal role would be a baddie in a James Bond film. I think the wheelchair and the computer voice ...
STEPHEN HAWKING
Before I lost my voice, it was slurred, so only those close to me could understand, but with the com...
STEPHEN HAWKING
Quiet people have the loudest minds.
STEPHEN HAWKING
I have noticed that even those who assert that everything is predestined and that we can change noth...
STEPHEN HAWKING
When people ask me if a god created the universe, I tell them that the question itself makes no sens...
STEPHEN HAWKING
There is a fundamental difference between religion, which is based on authority, and science, which ...
STEPHEN HAWKING
For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed ...
STEPHEN HAWKING
Even if there is only one possible unified theory, it is just a set of rules and equations. What is ...
STEPHEN HAWKING
So Einstein was wrong when he said, "God does not play dice." Consideration of black holes suggests,...
STEPHEN HAWKING
We got through all of Genesis and part of Exodus before I left. One of the main things I was taught ...
STEPHEN HAWKING
It matters if you just don't give up
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In such a massive place as the cosmos we only have to look at ourselves for prove that extremely unl...
STEPHEN HAWKING
I put a lot of effort into writing A Briefer History at a time when I was critically ill with pneumo...
STEPHEN HAWKING
Most sets of values would give rise to universes that, although they might be very beautiful, would ...
STEPHEN HAWKING
When asked, 'What did God do before he created the universe?' St. Augustine didn´t reply, 'he was p...
STEPHEN HAWKING
It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value
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