Real Quotes by Richard P. Feynman

The electron is a theory. But the theory is so good we can almost consider them real.

— Richard P. Feynman

But the real glory of science is that we can find a way of thinking such that the law is evident.

— Richard P. Feynman

The electron is a theory we use; it is so useful in understanding the way nature works that we can almost call…

— Richard P. Feynman

Our imagination is stretched to the utmost, not, as in fiction, to imagine things which are not really there, but just to…

— Richard P. Feynman

Some things that satisfy the rules of algebra can be interesting to mathematicians even though they don't always represent a real situation.

— Richard P. Feynman

You know how it always is, every new idea, it takes a generation or two until it becomes obvious that there's no…

— Richard P. Feynman

I was terrible in English. I couldn't stand the subject. It seemed to me ridiculous to worry about whether you spelled something…

— Richard P. Feynman

It has not yet become obvious to me that there's no real problem. I cannot define the real problem; therefore, I suspect…

— Richard P. Feynman

I don't like honors. ... I've already got the prize: the prize is the pleasure of finding the thing out, the kick…

— Richard P. Feynman

When I found out that Santa Claus wasn't real, I wasn't upset; rather, I was relieved that there was a much simpler…

— Richard P. Feynman

[When a young person loses faith in his religion because he begins to study science and its methodology] it isn't that [through…

— Richard P. Feynman

The only way to have real success in science, the field I'm familiar with, is to describe the evidence very carefully without…

— Richard P. Feynman

The philosophical question before us is, when we make an observation of our track in the past, does the result of our…

— Richard P. Feynman

I am a successful lecturer in physics for popular audiences. The real entertainment gimmick is the excitement, drama and mystery of the…

— Richard P. Feynman

So, ultimately, in order to understand nature it may be necessary to have a deeper understanding of mathematical relationships. But the real…

— Richard P. Feynman

I don't like honors. I'm appreciated for the work that I did, and for people who appreciate it, and I notice that…

— Richard P. Feynman

When I would hear the rabbi tell about some miracle such as a bush whose leaves were shaking but there wasn't any…

— Richard P. Feynman

The real question of government versus private enterprise is argued on too philosophical and abstract a basis. Theoretically, planning may be good.…

— Richard P. Feynman