I hope that posterity will judge me kindly not on the basis ... - Ernest Rutherford

This quote is attributed to Ernest Rutherford.

"I hope that posterity will judge me kindly not on the basis of my professional accomplishments alone."

Ernest Rutherford Hope

Nuclear Physicist New Zealand-British 1871–1937

More from Ernest Rutherford

"All science is either physics or stamp collecting."

"The only possible universe capable of containing the chef is an improbable one."

"We ought to do away with the absolute force of mathematical demonstrations."

"If your experiment needs statistics, you ought to do a better experiment."

"Every day is a new opportunity."

"Hope is what gets us through difficult times."

"I'm not your enemy, kid. I'm trying to save you."

"Redemption is a long road."