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“Stem cell research is the key to developing cures for degenerative conditions like Parkinson's and motor neuron disease from which I and many others suffer. The fact that the cells may come from embryos is not an objection, because the embryos are going to die anyway.”

— Stephen Hawking

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Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious.

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Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

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While physics and mathematics may tell us how the universe began, they are not much use in predicting human behavior because there are far too many equations to solve. I'm no better than anyone else at understanding what makes people tick, particularly women.

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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.

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People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.

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