私たち人間は、ありふれた恒星の、目立たない惑星にいる、ただの進化した猿です。けれど私たちはこの宇宙のことを理解できる。だからこそ、特別な存在なのです。 - スティーヴン［スティーブン］（・ウィリアム）・ホーキング (1942 - 2018)
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We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special. - Stephen (William) Hawking (1942 - 2018)
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