If your result needs a statistician then you should design a better experiment.

Now I know what the atom looks like.

An alleged scientific discovery has no merit unless it can be explained to a barmaid.

You should never bet against anything in science at odds of more than about 10-12 to 1.

[From uranium] there are present at least two distinct types of radiation one that is very readily absorbed, which will be termed for convenience the α radiation, and the other of a more penetrative character, which will be termed the β radiation.

It is essential for men of science to take an interest in the administration of their own affairs or else the professional civil servant will step in - and then the Lord help you.

I am a great believer in the simplicity of things and as you probably know I am inclined to hang on to broad & simple ideas like grim death until evidence is too strong for my tenacity.