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Biography - Stephen Hawking:

English theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author.
Born: 1942 - Died: 2018
Period:
21st century
20th century
Place of birth: United Kingdom
United Kingdom

One of the basic rules of the Universe is that nothing is perfect. Perfection simply doesn't exist without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist.



Translation

Translation

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German
Eine der Grundregeln des Universums ist, dass nichts perfekt ist. Perfektion existiert einfach nicht… Ohne Fehler würden weder du noch ich existieren.

French
L’une des règles de base de l’univers est que rien n’est parfait. La perfection n’existe tout simplement pas. Sans imperfection, ni toi ni moi n’existerions.




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Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.




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Quotes for: perfection


Quotes

Quotes about perfection:


Do not wait to be perfect to start something good.





I hold that the perfection of form and beauty is contained in the sum of all men.





The artist who aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing.





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Joy is the transition of man from a less to a greater perfection.





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Quotes for: existence


Quotes

Quotes about existence:


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Existence precedes essence.





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My happiness should justify existence itself!





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Quotes

Stephen Hawking also said...


It would not be much of a universe if it wasn't home to the people you love.





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