When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.
I’ve had to work very hard for every title. Nothing has been given to me.
这句话其实是莎士比亚借哈姆雷特之口说的,但是霍金非常喜欢,曾在自己著作中多次引用,所以很多人误以为本句话是霍金说的。