Enrico Fermi

Nuclear Physicist Italian-American 1901 – 1954

Conducted first controlled nuclear chain reaction experiment.

369 quotes

"True strength is not the absence of weakness, but the ability to act despite it."
Strength
"Money is a means, not an end."
Money
"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being."
Health
"Adventure is worthwhile."
Adventure
"The greatest adventure is to think for yourself."
Imagination
"Technology is a tool, not a master."
Technology
"History is a set of lies agreed upon."
History
"Philosophy is the art of being confused at a higher level of sophistication."
Philosophy
"Literature opens windows to worlds we'll never see."
Literature
"Politics is the art of the possible."
Politics
"War is the continuation of politics by other means."
War
"Motivation without inspiration is just pushing a boulder uphill."
Motivation
"Inspiration is the intersection of observation and insight."
Inspiration
"Relationships are the fabric of human existence."
Relationships
"Solitude is not loneliness; it is communion with oneself."
Solitude
"Gratitude is the memory of the heart."
Gratitude
"The universe is under no obligation to make sense to us."
Wisdom
"Never forget where you came from."
Family
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."
Beauty
"Time is the fire in which we burn."
Time
"Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear."
Freedom
"Peace is not just the absence of war."
Peace
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Justice
"Power without responsibility is tyranny."
Power
"The only true failure is the failure to try."
Perseverance
"Dreams are the blueprints of reality."
Dreams
"Humor is the finest faculty of the human mind."
Humor
"Art is the expression of the inexpressible."
Art
"Science seeks to understand; faith seeks to believe."
Faith
"Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality."
Leadership