# To Confine Our Attention to Terrestrial Matters Would Be to Limit the Human Spirit by Stephen Hawking > "To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit." > **— Stephen Hawking**, *Space exploration advocacy* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Space exploration advocacy. ## Sources and Context - **Source lead requiring final verification:** [Space exploration advocacy](https://stephenhawking.co.uk/research/quotations-archive) — the supplied dossier points here, but exact wording, attribution, or complete source context has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary or sufficiently authoritative source. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/MARS|MARS]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Stephen Hawking|Stephen Hawking]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit." — Stephen Hawking, Space exploration advocacy https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-stephen-hawking-confine-attention-terrestrial-matters-limit ```