What is necessary for 'the very existence of science,' and what the characteristics of nature are, are not to be determined by pompous preconditions, they are determined always by the material with which we work, by nature herself. We look, and we see what we find, and we cannot say ahead of time successfully what it is going to look like. ... It is necessary for the very existence of science that minds exist which do not allow that nature must satisfy some preconceived conditions.

What did you ASK at school today?

Everything is made of atoms.

There is no harm in doubt and skepticism, for it is through these that new discoveries are made.

It's because somebody knows something about it that we can't talk about physics. It's the things that nobody knows anything about we can discuss.

I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.

There are all kinds of interesting questions that come from a knowledge of science, which only adds to the excitement and mystery and awe of a flower.