Everything on this page is from the CNN article.
On the universe
"It would not be much of a universe if it wasn't home to the people you love."
On scientific discoveries
"I wouldn't compare it to sex, but it lasts longer." -- at a science festival in 2011.
On persistence
"However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. It matters that you don't just give up." -- at an Oxford University Union speech in 2016.
On curiosity
"So remember, look at the stars and not at your feet." -- at the Sydney Opera House in 2015.
On intelligence
"I would never claim this. People who boast about their IQ are losers."-- in response to a 2017 question if he believed he was the most intelligent person in the world.
On space
"May you keep flying like superman in microgravity." -- to NASA astronauts in 2014.
"I have always tried to overcome the limitations of my condition and lead as full a life as possible. I have traveled the world, from the Antarctic to zero gravity. Perhaps one day I will go into space." -- to the New York Times in 2011.
"I have already completed a zero gravity flight which allowed me to float weightless, but my ultimate ambition is to fly into space." -- to ITV in 2017.
On God
"God may exist, but science can explain the universe without the need for a creator." -- in a 2010 CNN interview.
"The scientific account is complete. Theology is unnecessary." -- in a 2010 CNN interview.
On women
"My [physician assistant] reminds me that although I have a PhD in physics, women should remain a mystery." -- in his first Reddit AMA. (His PA is a woman, by the way.)
On his appearance
"Unfortunately, Eddie [Redmayne] did not inherit my good looks." -- of the Oscar-winning actor who portrayed him in "The Theory of Everything."
Thanks for posting these quotes....
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