“In my mind I am free”: Notable quotes from Stephen Hawking
LONDON — Physicist and author Stephen Hawking possessed an uncanny ability to come up with memorable phrases and sayings that summed up his world view. Here is a selection of his famous observations:
— “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.”
— “Life would be tragic if it weren’t funny.”
— “The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.”