Lise Meitner

"Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves."

"I never want to work on behalf of an enemy of my country again."

"Science makes people reach selflessly for truth and objectivity; it teaches people to accept reality, with wonder and admiration, not to mention the deep awe and joy that the natural order of things brings to the true scientist."

"You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty."

"The important thing is not to stop questioning."

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

"Be a scientist, be a citizen, be human."

"I have always been fair in my dealings with people."

"Don't believe anything you don't understand."

"The Nobel Prize has perhaps prevented me from continuing my scientific work."

"One cannot always be a hero, but one can always be a man."

"Science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated."

"I myself have always found that the outlines of the country are best filled in by the scientist."

"We must have courage, not to be conquerors, but to be builders."

"An open mind is essential to fully understand the wonders of nature."

"The rewards of scientific research are both intellectual and emotional."

"I am still looking for the magic formula that will make it possible."

"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less."

"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited."

"The scientist only imposes two things, namely truth and sincerity, upon himself and upon his fellow scientists."

"We must learn the meaning of sustainment, of being able to live within reasonable limits."

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

"Life need not be easy to be joyful."

"I appreciated the devotion of my colleagues, even when we disagreed."

"The world needs both the intuitive and the analytical mind."

"Scientific truth is beyond nationality."

"I have had the good fortune to work with truly great scientists."

"Physics is simple, nature is simple; the difficulty is in our understanding."

"One must be willing to question everything, even oneself."

"The beauty of the natural world inspires the scientist."