Stephen Hawking

The death of Stephen Hawking this week is a loss to the whole planet. He understood so many things that us lesser mortals could not. But he also understood the effects of disability on a person perhaps more than many. Below are two appropriate quotes which I believ we should all keep close by and remember.

❝One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don’t throw it away❞ – Interview with ABC’s Diane Sawyer, June 2010

❝My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn’t prevent you doing well, and don’t regret the things it interferes with. Don’t be disabled in spirit, as well as physically❞ – Interview, New York Times, May 2011

Mike