Stephen Hawking Quotes

Exploration of space is worth it because humans need to explore. Knowledge is always good, and it's a really cool thing to see.

Science is the greatest of all adventure stories, one that's been unfolding for thousands of years as we have sought to understand ourselves and our surroundings.

Studying whether there's life on Mars or studying how the universe began, there's something magical about pushing back the frontiers of knowledge. That's something that is almost part of being human, and I'm certain that will continue.

Pursue science because it is knowledge, because it broadens our horizons. There is so much more to be discovered.

Why are we now going into space? Well, why did we trouble to look past the next mountain? Our prime obligation to ourselves is to make the unknown known. We are on a journey to keep an appointment with whatever we are.

I think a scientist's job is to explore the Universe, to explore the cosmos around us. People always want to know - why is that useful? Well, on just pure fundamental grounds, on some level it's like art, it's like umm, music, it's aesthetics, it's like philosophy. You want to know where you are in the Universe.

I'm very interested in science.

What is a scientist after all? It is a curious man looking through a keyhole, the keyhole of nature, trying to know what's going on.

It is hard to think of practical applications of the black hole. Because practical applications are so remote, many people assume we should not be interested. But this quest to understand the world is what defines us as human beings.

Curiosity - the rover and the concept - is what science is all about: the quest to reveal the unknown.

The human capacity to be curious has always existed.

Humans are natural-born scientists. When we're born, we want to know why the stars shine. We want to know why the sun rises.

I'm always frightened away by movies that lower the bar on our endeavor to learn more about the crazy weird creatures that we are.

I find the attempt to find things out, which scientists are possessed by, to be as human as breathing, or feeding, or sex. And so the science has to be in the novels as science and not just as metaphors.

Science moves with the spirit of an adventure characterized both by youthful arrogance and by the belief that the truth, once found, would be simple as well as pretty.

Twentieth century man must boldly reach out... And purposefully strive to discover the hidden secrets of our universe.

I have dedicated my life to answering the great scientific questions of our time and to the incredible adventure of space exploration.

Hubble isn't just a satellite; it's about humanity's quest for knowledge.

Why do you do science? In this particular case, we don't have a very good reason to be doing this except for the knowledge that it brings. This research is especially important to young people. We all want to know what's going on in the universe.

I see no difference between scientific exploration and human exploration.

My relationship with science is as someone who's curious and hungry to know, hungry to understand. So all I have to offer is my ignorance and my curiosity, which is a good combination, as long as they come together.

Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose. It is a seeking that he who wishes may know the cosmic secrets of the world and they that dwell therein.

I am damned if I'm going to die before I have unraveled more of the universe

It is in our genes to understand the universe if we can, to keep trying even if we cannot, and to be enchanted by the act of learning all the way.

Curiosity is what separates us from the cabbages. It's accelerative. The more we know, the more we want to know.