#physics

THE QUESTION IS, OF COURSE, IS IT GOING TO BE POSSIBLE TO AMALGAMATE EVERYTHING, AND MERELY DISCOVER THAT THIS WORLD REPRESENTS DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF ONE THING? ↗

— Richard P. Feynman

#physics #science #science

...Heisenberg removed the conceit that the workings of Nature should necessarily accord with common sense. ↗

— Brian Cox Jeff Forshaw

#science #nature

The essence of independence has been to think and act according to standards from within, not without: to follow one's own path, not that of the crowd. ↗

— Nicholas Tharcher

#metaphysics #philosophy #acting

Spiritual growth involves giving up the stories of your past so the universe can write a new one. ↗

— Marianne Williamson

#pain #past #spiritual-growth #metaphysics

For Emily Dickinson every philosophical idea was a potential lover. Metaphysics is the realm of eternal seduction of the spirit by ideas. ↗

— Charles Simic

#poet #metaphysics

I recently forced myself to read a book on quantum physics, just to try and learn something new. I was confused by the middle of the first sentence and it all went downhill from there. The only thing I can remember learning is that a parallel universe can theoretically be contained on the head of a needle. I don't really know what that means, but I am now more careful handling needles. ↗

— Stephan Pastis

#first-sentence

I tell you the solemn truth, that the doctrine of the Trinity is not so difficult to accept for a working proposition as any one of the axioms of physics. ↗

— Henry Adams

#any #axioms #difficult #doctrine #i

I went to the University of Washington as a physics and astronomy major. My other interest, of course, was aviation. I always wanted to be a pilot. And if you're going to fly airplanes, the best place to be is the Air Force. ↗

— Michael P. Anderson

#air force #always #astronomy #aviation #best

Politics follows the lines of physics: every action creates an equal and opposite reaction. ↗

— John Avlon

#creates #equal #every #follows #lines

Same as you, Arthur. I hitched a ride. After all, with a degree in maths and another in astrophysics it was either that or back to the dole queue on Monday. Sorry I missed the Wednesday lunch date, but I was in a black hole all morning. ↗

— Douglas Adams

#hhgttg #maths #physics #radio #dating