I've always been very one-sided about science, and when I was younger, I concentrated almost all my effort on it. Richard P. Feynman concentrateefforthave Change image and share on social
I don't understand what it's all about or what's worth what, but if the people in the Swedish Academy decide that x, y or z wins the Nobel Prize, then so be it. Richard P. Feynman academydecidenobel Change image and share on social
The situation in the sciences is this: A concept or an idea which cannot be measured or cannot be referred directly to experiment may or may not be useful. It need not exist in a theory. Richard P. Feynman conceptdirectlyexist Change image and share on social
Because atomic behavior is so unlike ordinary experience, it is very difficult to get used to, and it appears peculiar and mysterious to everyone - both to the novice and to the experienced physicist. Richard P. Feynman appearatomicbehavior Change image and share on social
Before I was born, my father told my mother, 'If it's a boy, he's going to be a scientist.' Richard P. Feynman bearboyfather Change image and share on social
It has not yet become obvious to me that there's no real problem. I cannot define the real problem; therefore, I suspect there's no real problem, but I'm not sure there's no real problem. Richard P. Feynman defineobviousproblem Change image and share on social
The universe is very large, and its boundaries are not known very well, but it is still possible to define some kind of a radius to be associated with it. Richard P. Feynman boundarydefinekind Change image and share on social
Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so that each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry. Richard P. Feynman entirefabriclong Change image and share on social
Until I began to learn to draw, I was never much interested in looking at art. Richard P. Feynman artbegindraw Change image and share on social
The drawing teacher has this problem of communicating how to draw by osmosis and not by instruction, while the physics teacher has the problem of always teaching techniques, rather than the spirit, of how to go about solving physical problems. Richard P. Feynman communicatedrawinstruction share on social