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 fact that the colors in the flower have evolved in order to attract insects to pollinate it is interesting; that means insects can see the colors. That adds a question: does this aesthetic sense we have also exist in lower forms of life? Richard P. Feynman addaestheticattract 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
Physics has a history of synthesizing many phenomena into a few theories. Richard P. Feynman historyphenomenonphysic Change image and share on social
When I was a young man, Dirac was my hero. He made a breakthrough, a new method of doing physics. He had the courage to simply guess at the form of an equation, the equation we now call the Dirac equation, and to try to interpret it afterwards. Richard P. Feynman breakthroughcallcourage share on social
Is science of any value? I think a power to do something is of value. Whether the result is a good thing or a bad thing depends on how it is used, but the power is a value. Richard P. Feynman baddependgood 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
Europeans are much more serious than we are in America because they think that a good place to discuss intellectual matters is a beer party. Richard P. Feynman americabeerdiscuss Change image and share on social
I wanted very much to learn to draw, for a reason that I kept to myself: I wanted to convey an emotion I have about the beauty of the world. Richard P. Feynman beautyconveydraw Change image and share on social
The most remarkable discovery in all of astronomy is that the stars are made of atoms of the same kind as those on the earth. Richard P. Feynman astronomyatomdiscovery Change image and share on social
