My ideal man is Benjamin Franklin-the figure in American history most worthy of emulation ... Franklin is my ideal of a whole man. ... Where are the life-size-or even pint-size-Benjamin Franklins of today?
Isidor Isaac RabiYou know that, according to quantum theory, if two particles collide with enough energy you can, in principle, with an infinitesimal probability, produce two grand pianos.
Isidor Isaac RabiIt was eerie. I saw myself in that machine. I never thought my work would come to this.
Isidor Isaac Rabi[Science is] a great game. It is inspiring and refreshing. The playing field is the universe itself.
Isidor Isaac RabiPhysics filled me with awe, put me in touch with a sense of original causes. Physics brought me closer to God. That feeling stayed with me throughout my years in science. Whenever one of my students came to me with a scientific project, I asked only one question, 'Will it bring you nearer to God?'
Isidor Isaac Rabi