|

|

Advertisements

Richard P Feynman Quotes

To those who do not know mathematics it is difficult to get across a real feeling as to the beauty, the deepest beauty, of nature ... If you want to learn about nature, to appreciate nature, it is necessary to understand the language that she speaks in Picture Quote #1

People are always asking for the latest developments in the unification of this theory with that theory, and they don’t give us a chance to tell them anything about one of the theories that we know pretty well. They always want to know things that we don’t know Picture Quote #1

I think that when we know that we actually do live in uncertainty, then we ought to admit it; it is of great value to realize that we do not know the answers to different questions. This attitude of mind - this attitude of uncertainty - is vital to the scientist, and it is this attitude of mind which the student must first acquire Picture Quote #1

I thought one should have the attitude of ‘What do you care what other people think!’ Picture Quote #1

Is science of any value? I think a power to do something is of value. Whether the result is a good thing or a bad thing depends on how it is used, but the power is a value Picture Quote #1

It doesn’t matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn’t matter how smart you are. If it doesn’t agree with experiment, it’s wrong Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

I wanted very much to learn to draw, for a reason that I kept to myself: I wanted to convey an emotion I have about the beauty of the world Picture Quote #1

I got a signed document from Bullock’s saying that they had such-and-such drawings on consignment. Of course, nobody bought any of them, but otherwise, I was a big success: I had my drawings on sale at Bullock’s! Picture Quote #1

You see, I get so much fun out of thinking that I don’t want to destroy this pleasant machine that makes life such a big kick Picture Quote #1

People often think I’m a faker, but I’m usually honest, in a certain way - in such a way that often nobody believes me! Picture Quote #1

The fact that the colors in the flower have evolved in order to attract insects to pollinate it is interesting; that means insects can see the colors. That adds a question: does this aesthetic sense we have also exist in lower forms of life? Picture Quote #1

The fundamental principle of science, the definition almost, is this: the sole test of the validity of any idea is experiment Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

Things on a very small scale behave like nothing that you have any direct experience about. They do not behave like waves, they do not behave like particles, they do not behave like clouds, or billiard balls, or weights on springs, or like anything that you have ever seen Picture Quote #1

We get the exciting result that the total energy of the universe is zero. Why this should be so is one of the great mysteries - and therefore one of the important questions of physics. After all, what would be the use of studying physics if the mysteries were not the most important things to investigate? Picture Quote #1

All the evidence, experimental and even a little theoretical, seems to indicate that it is the energy content which is involved in gravitation, and therefore, since matter and antimatter both represent positive energies, gravitation makes no distinction Picture Quote #1

Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn’t matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough Picture Quote #1

I was a very shy character, always feeling uncomfortable because everybody was stronger than I, and always afraid I would look like a sissy. Everybody else played baseball; everybody else did all kinds of athletic things Picture Quote #1

It always seems odd to me that the fundamental laws of physics, when discovered, can appear in so many different forms that are not apparently identical at first, but, with a little mathematical fiddling, you can show the relationship Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

The idea is to try to give all the information to help others to judge the value of your contribution; not just the information that leads to judgment in one particular direction or another Picture Quote #1

What goes on inside a star is better understood than one might guess from the difficulty of having to look at a little dot of light through a telescope, because we can calculate what the atoms in the stars should do in most circumstances Picture Quote #1

Europeans are much more serious than we are in America because they think that a good place to discuss intellectual matters is a beer party Picture Quote #1

If you can find any other view of the world which agrees over the entire range where things have already been observed, but disagrees somewhere else, you have made a great discovery Picture Quote #1

Philosophers say a great deal about what is absolutely necessary for science, and it is always, so far as one can see, rather naive, and probably wrong Picture Quote #1

Doubt is clearly a value in science. It is important to doubt and that the doubt is not a fearful thing, but a thing of great value Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

I would rather have questions that can’t be answered, than answers that can’t be questioned Picture Quote #1

The highest forms of understanding we can achieve are laughter and human compassion Picture Quote #1

I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something Picture Quote #1

Philosophy of science is about as useful to scientists as ornithology is to birds Picture Quote #1

We are lucky to live in an age in which we are still making discoveries Picture Quote #1

But there is nothing in biology yet found that indicates the inevitability of death Picture Quote #1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Friendship Quotes

Motivational Quotes

Inspirational Quotes

Advertisements

Text Quotes

To those who do not know mathematics it is difficult to get across a real feeling as to the beauty, the deepest beauty, of nature ... If you want to learn about nature, to appreciate nature, it is necessary to understand the language that she speaks in. (Richard P Feynman Quotes) People are always asking for the latest developments in the unification of this theory with that theory, and they don’t give us a chance to tell them anything about one of the theories that we know pretty well. They always want to know things that we don’t know. (Richard P Feynman Quotes) I think that when we know that we actually do live in uncertainty, then we ought to admit it; it is of great value to realize that we do not know the answers to different questions. This attitude of mind - this attitude of uncertainty - is vital to the scientist, and it is this attitude of mind which the student must first acquire. (Richard P Feynman Quotes) I thought one should have the attitude of ‘What do you care what other people think!’ (Richard P Feynman Quotes) Is science of any value? I think a power to do something is of value. Whether the result is a good thing or a bad thing depends on how it is used, but the power is a value. (Richard P Feynman Quotes) It doesn’t matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn’t matter how smart you are. If it doesn’t agree with experiment, it’s wrong. (Richard P Feynman Quotes) I wanted very much to learn to draw, for a reason that I kept to myself: I wanted to convey an emotion I have about the beauty of the world. (Richard P Feynman Quotes) I got a signed document from Bullock’s saying that they had such-and-such drawings on consignment. Of course, nobody bought any of them, but otherwise, I was a big success: I had my drawings on sale at Bullock’s! (Richard P Feynman Quotes) You see, I get so much fun out of thinking that I don’t want to destroy this pleasant machine that makes life such a big kick. (Richard P Feynman Quotes) People often think I’m a faker, but I’m usually honest, in a certain way - in such a way that often nobody believes me! (Richard P Feynman Quotes) The fact that the colors in the flower have evolved in order to attract insects to pollinate it is interesting; that means insects can see the colors. That adds a question: does this aesthetic sense we have also exist in lower forms of life? (Richard P Feynman Quotes) The fundamental principle of science, the definition almost, is this: the sole test of the validity of any idea is experiment. (Richard P Feynman Quotes) Things on a very small scale behave like nothing that you have any direct experience about. They do not behave like waves, they do not behave like particles, they do not behave like clouds, or billiard balls, or weights on springs, or like anything that you have ever seen. (Richard P Feynman Quotes) We get the exciting result that the total energy of the universe is zero. Why this should be so is one of the great mysteries - and therefore one of the important questions of physics. After all, what would be the use of studying physics if the mysteries were not the most important things to investigate? (Richard P Feynman Quotes) All the evidence, experimental and even a little theoretical, seems to indicate that it is the energy content which is involved in gravitation, and therefore, since matter and antimatter both represent positive energies, gravitation makes no distinction. (Richard P Feynman Quotes) Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn’t matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough. (Richard P Feynman Quotes) I was a very shy character, always feeling uncomfortable because everybody was stronger than I, and always afraid I would look like a sissy. Everybody else played baseball; everybody else did all kinds of athletic things. (Richard P Feynman Quotes) It always seems odd to me that the fundamental laws of physics, when discovered, can appear in so many different forms that are not apparently identical at first, but, with a little mathematical fiddling, you can show the relationship. (Richard P Feynman Quotes) The idea is to try to give all the information to help others to judge the value of your contribution; not just the information that leads to judgment in one particular direction or another. (Richard P Feynman Quotes) What goes on inside a star is better understood than one might guess from the difficulty of having to look at a little dot of light through a telescope, because we can calculate what the atoms in the stars should do in most circumstances. (Richard P Feynman Quotes) Europeans are much more serious than we are in America because they think that a good place to discuss intellectual matters is a beer party. (Richard P Feynman Quotes) If you can find any other view of the world which agrees over the entire range where things have already been observed, but disagrees somewhere else, you have made a great discovery. (Richard P Feynman Quotes) Philosophers say a great deal about what is absolutely necessary for science, and it is always, so far as one can see, rather naive, and probably wrong. (Richard P Feynman Quotes) Doubt is clearly a value in science. It is important to doubt and that the doubt is not a fearful thing, but a thing of great value. (Richard P Feynman Quotes) I would rather have questions that can’t be answered, than answers that can’t be questioned (Richard P Feynman Quotes) The highest forms of understanding we can achieve are laughter and human compassion (Richard P Feynman Quotes) I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something (Richard P Feynman Quotes) Philosophy of science is about as useful to scientists as ornithology is to birds (Richard P Feynman Quotes) We are lucky to live in an age in which we are still making discoveries (Richard P Feynman Quotes) But there is nothing in biology yet found that indicates the inevitability of death (Richard P Feynman Quotes)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7