Robert Wilson

Astrophysicist American Born 1936 (age 90)

Co-discovered cosmic microwave background radiation.

388 quotes

"In the end, we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught."
Education
"Every act of creation is first an act of destruction."
Creativity
"The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page."
Adventure
"We are dying from overthinking. We are slowly killing ourselves by drowning in our thoughts."
Wisdom
"Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent."
Time
"The mind is everything. What you think you become."
Wisdom
"Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going."
Perseverance
"Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it."
Life
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
Work
"Fear is the path to the dark side."
Fear
"In a gentle way, you can shake the world."
Strength
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
Perseverance
"Your time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life."
Time
"The only impossible journey is the one you never begin."
Courage
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
Success
"Believe you can and you're halfway there."
Motivation
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."
Change
"What we think, we become."
Philosophy
"All that we are is the result of what we have thought."
Wisdom
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
Courage
"To know oneself is the beginning of all wisdom."
Knowledge
"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."
Life
"The purpose of our lives is to be happy."
Happiness
"Get busy living or get busy dying."
Life
"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light."
Hope
"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."
Work
"Don't let yesterday take up too much of today."
Wisdom
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."
Courage
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't—you're right."
Motivation
"I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear."
Courage