Carlo Rubbia

"Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge."

"The effort to understand the universe is one of the very few things that lifts human life a little above the level of farce, and gives it some of the grace of tragedy."

"Physics is really nothing more than a search for ultimate simplicity, but so far all we have is a kind of elegant messiness."

"In physics, you don't have to go around making trouble for yourself—nature does it for you."

"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing."

"I have deep faith that the principle of universe will be beautiful and simple."

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

"The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible."

"Truth is like a river—it keeps flowing, and those who swim against it grow tired."

"Great discoveries in science are not made by inspiration alone but by the marriage of inspiration with perspiration."

"The laws of physics are the canvas God laid down on which to paint his masterpiece."

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

"In every concealment there is also a disclosure."

"The universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose."

"Work is the best form of prayer."

"Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration."

"The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being more than Man, is the touchstone of the highest excellence."

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all."

"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."

"Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light."

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."

"In science, there is only physics; all the rest is stamp collecting."

"The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious."

"What we think, we become."

"All that we are is the result of what we have thought."