He [said of one or other eminent colleagues] is a very busy man, and half of what he publishes is true, but I don't know which half. Erwin Chargaff
He [said of one or other eminent colleagues] is a very busy man, and half of what he publishes is true, but I don't know which half.
Personally, people know themselves very poorly. Ernst Mach
Personally, people know themselves very poorly.
You know, I am sorry for the poor fellows that haven’t got labs to work in. Ernest Rutherford
You know, I am sorry for the poor fellows that haven’t got labs to work in.
Now I know what the atom looks like. Ernest Rutherford
Now I know what the atom looks like.
I’ve just finished reading some of my early papers, and you know, when I’d finished I said to myself, “Rutherford, my boy, you used to be a damned clever fellow.” Ernest Rutherford
I’ve just finished reading some of my early papers, and you know, when I’d finished I said to myself, “Rutherford, my boy, you used to be a damned clever fellow.”
Eratosthenes declares that it is no longer necessary to inquire as to the cause of the overflow of the Nile, since we know definitely that men have come to the sources of the Nile and have observed the rains there. Eratosthenes
Eratosthenes declares that it is no longer necessary to inquire as to the cause of the overflow of the Nile, since we know definitely that men have come to the sources of the Nile and have observed the rains there.
Never underestimate the joy people derive from hearing something they already know. Enrico Fermi
Never underestimate the joy people derive from hearing something they already know.
We do not know why we are born into the world, but we can try to find out what sort of a world it is — at least in its physical aspects. Edwin Hubble
We do not know why we are born into the world, but we can try to find out what sort of a world it is — at least in its physical aspects.
We find them smaller and fainter, in constantly increasing numbers, and we know that we are reaching into space, farther and farther, until, with the faintest nebulae that can be detected with the greatest telescopes. Edwin Hubble
We find them smaller and fainter, in constantly increasing numbers, and we know that we are reaching into space, farther and farther, until, with the faintest nebulae that can be detected with the greatest telescopes.
I was always known in my industry, and I always enjoyed a modicum of popularity. Iris Apfel
I was always known in my industry, and I always enjoyed a modicum of popularity.
I swear on everything holy I do not know what's on the Internet about me. Iris Apfel
I swear on everything holy I do not know what's on the Internet about me.
My whole life has been spent trying to teach people that intense concentration for hour after hour can bring out in people resources they didn't know they had. Edwin H. Land
My whole life has been spent trying to teach people that intense concentration for hour after hour can bring out in people resources they didn't know they had.