“The electron is a theory we use; it is so useful in understanding the way nature works that we can almost call it real.”— Richard Feynman, "A Map of the Cat?", in Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!, 1985Share
“One has to have the imagination to think of something that has never been seen before, never been heard of before.”— Richard FeynmanShare
“The highest forms of understanding we can achieve are laughter and human compassion.”— Richard FeynmanShare
“Scientific knowledge is an enabling power to do either good or bad — but it does not carry instructions on how to use it.”— Richard FeynmanShare
“Reason works better when emotions are present; the person sees sharper and more accurately when his emotions are engaged.”— Rollo MayShare
“God hides nothing. His very work from the beginning is revelation, — a casting aside of veil after veil, a showing unto men of truth after truth.”— George MacDonaldShare
“It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.”— Eleanor RooseveltShare
“He is the greatest artist who has embodied, in the sum of his works, the greatest number of the greatest ideas.”— John RuskinShare
“Work first and then rest. Work first, and then gaze, but do not use golden ploughshares, nor bind ledgers in enamel.”— John RuskinShare
“We shall make mistakes; and if we let these mistakes frighten us from our work we shall show ourselves weaklings.”— Theodore RooseveltShare