霍金语录 |中英双语 Stephen Hawking on why the universe

关于宇宙起源：

If we find the answer to that, it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason---for then we would know the mind of god.

如果我们找到了宇宙起源的答案，那会是人类理性的永恒胜利。那意味着我们可以阅读上帝的思想了。

I think it would be a disaster: The extraterrstrials would probably be far in advance of us. The history of advanced races meeting more primitive people on this planet is not very happy, and they were the same species. I think we should keep our heads low.

我想那会是个灾难。外星人也许比我们要先进得多。历史上先进的种族与落后种族会面的结果总是不愉快的，哪怕他们是同一种生物。我想我们最好还是低调一点。

——关于与外星联系的可能性：

Someone told me that each equation I included in the book would halve the sales. I therefore resolved not to have any equations at all.

有人告诉我，我每在书中写进一条方程式，我的书的销量便会减少一半。因此，我决定再也不在书里写入方程式了。

——关于写作

Maybe it says something about human nature, that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive.

或许这道出了人性的某种真谛，即我们迄今所创造的惟一物种，纯粹只会破坏。

——关于电脑病毒

The downside of my celebrity is that I cannot go anywhere in the world without being recognized. It is not enough for me to wear dark sunglasses and a wig. The wheelchair gives me away.

我的名声带来的不好之处就是，我去世界任何地方都会被认出来。我戴上墨镜与假发都还不够。因为我的轮椅把我出卖了。

——关于名声

Stephen Hawking on imperfection:

Without imperfection, you or I would not exist.

如果没有缺陷，你和我都不会存在。

——关于缺陷