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"It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong."
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"The whole theory of the universe is directed unerringly to one single individual."

"The problem is that replacement of Quantum Mechanics by Quantum Field Theory is still very demanding."

"Never worry about theory as long as the machinery does what it's supposed to do."

"If the Confederacy fails, there should be written on its tombstone: Died of a Theory."

"Although I know a lot of the previous shuttle flights, in theory, had their tasks laid out; but there were still some changes that came along for them."

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"I have this theory- that if we're told we're bad, then that's the only ideal we'll ever have."
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"The idea is to try to give all the information to help others to judge the value of your contribution; not just the information that leads to judgment in one particular direction or another."

"Poets say science takes away from the beauty of the stars - mere globs of gas atoms. I, too, can see the stars on a desert night, and feel them. But do I see less or more?"

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled."

"It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong."

"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool."

"Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so that each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry."

"We are at the very beginning of time for the human race. It is not unreasonable that we grapple with problems. But there are tens of thousands of years in the future. Our responsibility is to do what we can, learn what we can, improve the solutions, and pass them on."
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