Enrico Fermi

"The history of science is the history of failed hypotheses that led to better questions."

"Perseverance is not about never falling down; it's about getting up one more time than you fall."

"I learned that the most elegant solution is often the simplest one."

"In matters of love, logic is the worst advisor."

"The beauty of mathematics is that it never lies—only our understanding of it does."

"I have always said that adventure is the best teacher of humility."

"Death is not the opposite of life; it is the opposite of birth."

"Power without responsibility is merely tyranny wearing a different mask."

"The measure of a person's wealth is not their money, but their time and attention."

"I found that good health is the foundation upon which all other achievements rest."

"Technology is a tool, and like all tools, it can build or destroy depending on who wields it."

"Philosophy is the art of being confused at a higher level."

"I would say that literature shows us what others have already thought; science teaches us what nobody has yet discovered."

"Politics is the science of making a decision about nothing and making it stick."

"War is the failure of all other conversations."

"Motivation comes from within; inspiration comes from without. You need both."

"I believe that relationships are the most complex and rewarding science of all."

"Solitude is not loneliness; it is the company of one's own thoughts."

"I have observed that gratitude is the most undervalued emotion in human society."

"The pursuit of knowledge is the only pursuit that never grows old."

"I would remember that every expert was once a beginner who refused to give up."

"Courage is not the absence of fear; it is action in the presence of it."

"Change is the only constant, and those who resist it resist life itself."

"Family is where love is spoken without words and understood without explanation."

"Friendship is a two-person democracy where both votes must be unanimous."

"I have learned that dreams are the blueprints of our future selves."

"In my view, peace is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of justice."

"Beauty is found not in perfection, but in authenticity."

"I would say that justice requires both the head and the heart to work in concert."

"The greatest lesson nature teaches is that growth requires struggle."