When asked what he meant by a miracle: Oh, anything with a probability of less than 20%.

When asked what he meant by a miracle: Oh, anything with a probability of less than 20%.

Whatever Nature has in store for mankind, unpleasant as it may be, men must accept, for ignorance is never better than knowledge.

Ignorance is never better than knowledge

Experimental confirmation of a prediction is merely a measurement. An experiment disproving a prediction is a discovery.

[on what characteristics Nobel prize winning physicists had in common] I cannot think of a single one, not even intelligence.

An experiment disproving a prediction is discovery.