1320 quotes by physicists for you to enjoy

The man of science is a poor philosopher. Albert Einstein

Man Science Philosopher Poor

I very rarely think in words at all. A thought comes, and I may try to express it in words afterwards. Albert Einstein

Words Try Thought Think Rarely Very May Afterwards Express

I saw what the Depression was doing to my students. Often they could get no jobs, or jobs which were wholly inadequate. And through them, I began to understand how deeply political and economic events could affect men's lives. I began to feel the need to participate more fully in the life of the community. J. Robert Oppenheimer

Life Depression Events Political Men Community Saw Jobs More Economic Could Through Students Feel Participate Understand How Doing Were Affect Began Get Often Which Inadequate Them Fully Wholly Lives Deeply Need

We live on an island surrounded by a sea of ignorance. As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance. John Archibald Wheeler

Knowledge Ignorance Live Our Island Does Surrounded Shore Sea Grows

It's pointless to have a nice clean desk, because it means you're not doing anything. Michio Kaku

You Nice Clean Pointless Because Doing Anything Means Desk

One in 200 stars has habitable Earth-like planets surrounding it - in the galaxy, half a billion stars have Earth-like planets going around them - that's huge, half a billion. So when we look at the night sky, it makes sense that someone is looking back at us. Michio Kaku

No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. Niels Bohr

You Logical Thinking Just Being

I thought one should have the attitude of 'What do you care what other people think!' Richard P. Feynman

Attitude You People Care Thought Think Other Should

It is generally recognised that women are better than men at languages, personal relations and multi-tasking, but less good at map-reading and spatial awareness. It is therefore not unreasonable to suppose that women might be less good at mathematics and physics. Stephen Hawking

Obviously, because of my disability, I need assistance. But I have always tried to overcome the limitations of my condition and lead as full a life as possible. I have traveled the world, from the Antarctic to zero gravity. Stephen Hawking

Life World Overcome Possible Tried Disability Lead Obviously Because Limitations Always Condition Full Traveled Zero Gravity Assistance Need

Our population and our use of the finite resources of planet Earth are growing exponentially, along with our technical ability to change the environment for good or ill. Stephen Hawking

Good Change Our Resources Earth Ability Finite Environment Along Planet Planet Earth Use Ill Exponentially Population Growing Technical Technical Ability