Philosophy Quotes

"What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning."

"We are children of the universe exploring itself."

"Reality is a collaborative creation between observer and observed."

"The atoms or elementary particles themselves are not real; they form a world of potentialities or possibilities rather than one of things or facts."

"I regard consciousness as fundamental. I regard matter as derivative from consciousness."

"I regard matter as derivative from consciousness."

"It is the constant tension between faith and reason that defines human progress."

"The universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose."

"Every scientific theory is provisional and subject to revision."

"Those who understand the quantum world find themselves humbled by its mystery."

"The universe speaks to us through the language of natural laws."

"Science can work on questions of fact, but not on issues of meaning and value."

"Progress is not inherent in the evolutionary process itself."

"Life on Earth has no predetermined destination or ultimate purpose."

"The history of life shows that nothing is inevitable or predetermined."

"Evolution has no ultimate goal, no intended destination, no final purpose."

"We are here by chance, not by design or destiny."

"The constant tension between creativity and skepticism is the unfailing hallmark of a rational mind."

"In the long run, the market is a weighing machine."

"What is the answer? And upon reflection, what is the question?"

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

"Every physicist must confront the fundamental questions about the nature of reality."

"The physical world operates according to principles we can understand through careful study."

"The universe is rational; therefore, through reason, we can understand it."

"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to prevent oneself from being cast into prison."

"What can we say about reality when we are by definition excluded from it?"

"I am now convinced that theoretical physics is actual philosophy."

"The observation that the universe is comprehensible is the beginning of philosophy."

"The deepest principle of existence is cause and effect."

"The principle of scientific parsimony demands that we employ the simplest consistent model."