Stephen Hawking on Leadership Quotes

"When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have."

"The past, like the future, is indefinite and exists only as a spectrum of possibilities."

"Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge."

"Because there is a law such as gravity, the universe can and will create itself from nothing."

"We are at the most dangerous moment in the development of humanity."

"However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at."

"Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change."

"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

"We must continue to go into space for the future of humanity."

"We are in danger of destroying ourselves by our greed and stupidity. We cannot remain looking inwards at ourselves on a small and increasingly polluted and overcrowded planet."

"Computers will double their speed and memory capacity every 18 months."

"We must teach our children to be more compassionate."

"There is no unique picture of reality."

"People who boast about their I.Q. are losers."

"The computer in your cell phone today is a million times cheaper and a thousand times more powerful than the computer at MIT in 1965."

"Success in creating AI would be the biggest event in human history. Unfortunately, it might also be the last, unless we learn how to avoid the risks."

"We should seek the greatest value of our action."

"My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all."

"We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special."

"I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road."

"It is no good getting furious if you get stuck. What I do is keep thinking about the problem but work on something else."

"One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it."

"The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race."

"We are all different, but we share the same human spirit. Perhaps it's human nature that we adapt and survive."

"The universe does not allow perfection."

"We are all now connected by the Internet, like neurons in a giant brain."

"Life would be tragic if it weren't funny."

"The message of this lecture is that black holes aren't as black as they are painted. They are not the eternal prisons they were once thought. Things can get out of a black hole."

"Science is not only a disciple of reason but, also, one of romance and passion."

"If you understand how the universe operates, you control it, in a way."

"We should be very humble because we are such a tiny part of the universe."