Chien-Shiung Wu

"To be a researcher is to be a servant of truth."

"The laboratory is a sanctuary where mind and matter meet."

"We must teach not just science, but the love of science."

"The conservation of parity seemed so obvious, yet it was wrong."

"In every experiment, nature is trying to teach us something."

"The physicist studies the rules by which the universe plays."

"I chose to work with my mind because my mind was my only true freedom."

"The nuclear age began with understanding, not with weapons."

"Every question we ask of nature teaches us something about ourselves."

"Creativity in science comes from freedom to think differently."

"The isotope separation process demanded absolute precision."

"We are made of stardust, animated by physics, driven by curiosity."

"To doubt is not to lack faith; it is to have faith in truth."

"The laboratory was my sanctuary, science my solace."

"Nature's laws apply equally to all observers, all times, all places."

"I believe that understanding the atom is understanding God's handiwork."

"The greatest discoveries come not from seeking fame, but from seeking truth."

"Every physicist stands on the shoulders of those who came before."

"The weak interaction opened entirely new perspectives on reality."

"To work in science is to participate in humanity's greatest adventure."

"I never regretted choosing the laboratory over comfort."

"The universe is far more subtle than our theories about it."

"Each experiment is a dialogue between the human mind and nature."

"I found peace in the certainty of mathematical principles."

"The atom revealed that reality is probabilistic, not deterministic."

"We must never accept an answer simply because it is convenient."

"The laboratory is where theories are either confirmed or demolished."

"To understand one atom is to begin understanding the universe."

"The most important equipment in a laboratory is a questioning mind."

"Nature always has the final word in any scientific debate."