Robert Wilson

Astrophysicist American Born 1936 (age 90)

Co-discovered cosmic microwave background radiation.

388 quotes

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."
Freedom
"History is a set of lies agreed upon."
History
"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."
Life
"The future is already here, it's just not evenly distributed."
Technology
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
Success
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
Wisdom
"Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none."
Love
"Everything you want is on the other side of fear."
Courage
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."
Time
"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."
Change
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
Education
"Knowledge is power."
Knowledge
"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."
Happiness
"The only impossible journey is the one you never begin."
Dreams
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal."
Perseverance
"A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you."
Friendship
"Family is not an important thing. It's everything."
Family
"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul."
Hope
"Courage is grace under pressure."
Courage
"The only constant in life is change."
Change
"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
Art
"Science is organized knowledge."
Science
"Music is the universal language of mankind."
Music
"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."
Faith
"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."
Leadership
"Work like you don't need the money."
Work
"Laughter is the best medicine."
Humor
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."
Beauty
"Death is but crossing the world as friends do the seas."
Death
"Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions."
Gratitude