Quotes (famous and otherwise)

 

"What I cannot create, I do not understand." - On Feynman's blackboard at the time of his death


"In god we trust, everybody else brings data to the table." - NRN


"Progress is often equal to the difference between mind and mindset." - NRN


"After a time, you may find that having is not so pleasing a thing, after all, as wanting. It is not logical, but it is often true." - Spock


"My darling wife, I do adore you. I love my wife. My wife is dead. P.S. Please excuse my not mailing this - but I don't know your new address." - Feynman's last letter to Arline


"Spherical bastards!" - Zwicky when commenting on astronomers at Mt. Wilson. Why? "Because they were bastards, when looked at from any side"


"The softest pillow is a clear conscience." - NRN


"How often does a man ruin his disciples by remaining always with them! When men are once trained, it is essential that their leader leave them, for without his absence they cannot develop themselves." - Vivekananda


Common sense is not so common.” - Voltaire


"I have so many runner-up cups that I am thinking of starting my own tea shop." - Goran Ivanisevic


"Its better to ask for forgiveness than permission." - Matt Welsh


“A witty saying proves nothing.” - Voltaire


"If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she's late? Nobody." - Holden