Work Quotes

"One cannot force understanding; it must be earned through hard work"

"The puzzle-solver and the revolutionary are both necessary to science."

"A scientist is someone who enjoys the intellectual adventure of solving scientific problems."

"The most important tool of the theoretical physicist is his wastebasket."

"Our responsibility is to do what we can, learn what we can, improve the solutions we know."

"I do not see how a man can work on the frontiers of physics and write poetry at the same time."

"Dedication to one's work brings its own reward."

"An operating scientist is not a man who believes in the scientific method; he is rather a man who, in his actual working life, does all sorts of things which no textbook would have suggested to him."

"The scientist's task is to state and solve well-defined problems."

"Normal science is a highly specialized activity undertaken by a narrow group."

"Normal science is puzzle-solving activity confined by a paradigm."

"Normal science accumulates puzzles and their solutions within a stable framework."

"If you want to master something, teach it."

"I don't believe I can really do without teaching. The reason is, I have to have something to do with my life."

"Find something you love to do, and you'll do your best work."

"I enjoy working on the problem – which is better than to enjoy the answer."

"Good physics is rooted in careful thought and careful experiment."

"One's duty as a physicist is to describe nature accurately, not to impose order upon it."

"Good science requires both boldness in thought and honesty in assessment."

"A good physicist combines mathematical rigor with physical insight."

"Good theory building requires balancing mathematical elegance with empirical adequacy."

"The amount of energy required to refute bull shit is an order of magnitude larger than to produce it."

"The most important tool of the theoretical physicist is his waste paper basket."

"The right way to do research is always the hardest way."

"A really efficient laborer will be so tired after his work that he would rather rest than rant about politics."

"Work gives you meaning and purpose, and that in turn gives you real happiness."

"You cannot work in the abstract if you want to accomplish anything."

"There is no substitute for hard work, but enthusiasm makes it bearable."

"It is far better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating."

"If I could explain it to the average person, I wouldn't have been worth the Nobel Prize."