The real question of government versus private enterprise is argued on too philosophical and abstract a basis. Theoretically, planning may be good. But nobody has ever figured out the cause of government stupidity—and until they do (and find the cure), all ideal plans will fall into quicksand.

We are lucky to live in an age in which we are still making discoveries.

If all of this, all the life of a stream of water, can be nothing but a pile of atoms, how much more is possible?

Physics is not the most important thing. Love is.

Our freedom to doubt was born out of a struggle against authority in the early days of science. It was a very deep and strong struggle: permit us to question - to doubt - to not be sure. I think that it is important that we do not forget this struggle and thus perhaps lose what we have gained.

This is not very important what I'm doing. I'm just proving something.

Physicists like to think that all you have to do is say, these are the conditions, now what happens next?