--- title: "10 String Quotes By Brian Greene" description: "10 String quotes by Brian Greene. Plus more from Brian Greene and more String sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5a/brian-greene-2334_best_i-do-feel-strongly-that-string-theory-is_854338.png" --- > [I do feel strongly that string theory is our best hope for making progress at unifying gravity and quantum mechanics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-greene/i-do-feel-strongly-that-string-theory-is-our-best-hope-for-making/) [Brian Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-greene/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5a/brian-greene-2334_best_i-do-feel-strongly-that-string-theory-is_854338.png) > [“A tree is to the entire universe as a string is to an atom.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-greene/a-tree-is-to-the-entire-universe-as-a-string-is-to-an-atom/) [Brian Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-greene/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5e/brian-greene-2334_physics_a-tree-is-to-the-entire-universe-as-a-st_3026606.png) > [I'd say many features of string theory don't mesh with what we observe in everyday life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-greene/i-d-say-many-features-of-string-theory-don-t-mesh-with-what-we/) [Brian Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-greene/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72a/brian-greene-2334_day-life_i-d-say-many-features-of-string-theory-d_1568648.png) > [String theory is not the only theory that can accommodate extra dimensions, but it certainly is the one that really demands and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-greene/string-theory-is-not-the-only-theory-that-can-accommodate-extra/) [Brian Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-greene/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/990/brian-greene-2334_accommodate_string-theory-is-not-the-only-theory-tha_3021985.png) > [The beauty of string theory is the metaphor kind of really comes very close to the reality. The strings of string theory…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-greene/the-beauty-of-string-theory-is-the-metaphor-kind-of-really-comes-very/) [Brian Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-greene/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d65/brian-greene-2334_beauty_the-beauty-of-string-theory-is-the-metap_322037.jpg) > [The full name of string theory is really superstring theory. The 'super' stands for this feature called supersymmetry, which, without getting into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-greene/the-full-name-of-string-theory-is-really-superstring-theory-the-super/) [Brian Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-greene/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3f/brian-greene-2334_any_the-full-name-of-string-theory-is-really_233338.png) > [Very much, string theory is simply a work in progress. What we are inching toward every day are predictions that within the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-greene/very-much-string-theory-is-simply-a-work-in-progress-what-we-are/) [Brian Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-greene/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/967/brian-greene-2334_beyond_very-much-string-theory-is-simply-a-work_2563771.jpg) > [The central idea of string theory is quite straightforward. If you examine any piece of matter ever more finely, at first you'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-greene/the-central-idea-of-string-theory-is-quite-straightforward-if-you/) [Brian Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-greene/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/759/brian-greene-2334_atoms_the-central-idea-of-string-theory-is-qui_2305019.png) > [String theory has the potential to show that all of the wondrous happenings in the universe - from the frantic dance of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-greene/string-theory-has-the-potential-to-show-that-all-of-the-wondrous/) [Brian Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-greene/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a62/brian-greene-2334_astronomy_string-theory-has-the-potential-to-show_3087724.jpg) > [One of the strangest features of string theory is that it requires more than the three spatial dimensions that we see directly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-greene/one-of-the-strangest-features-of-string-theory-is-that-it-requires/) [Brian Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-greene/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24c/brian-greene-2334_around_one-of-the-strangest-features-of-string_2913346.jpg) ## Other authors on String ## More by Brian Greene > [The boldness of asking deep questions may require unforeseen flexibility if we are to accept the answers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-greene/the-boldness-of-asking-deep-questions-may-require-unforeseen/) [Brian Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-greene/) > [The number of e-mails and letters that I get from choreographers, from sculptors, from composers who are being inspired by science is huge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-greene/the-number-of-e-mails-and-letters-that-i-get-from-choreographers-from/) [Brian Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-greene/) > [One of the wonders of science is that it is completely universal. It crosses national boundaries with total ease.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-greene/one-of-the-wonders-of-science-is-that-it-is-completely-universal-it/) [Brian Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-greene/) > [String theory is the most developed theory with the capacity to unite general relativity and quantum mechanics in a consistent manner. I do believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-greene/string-theory-is-the-most-developed-theory-with-the-capacity-to-unite/) [Brian Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-greene/) > [But, as Einstein once said, “For we convinced physicists, the distinction between past, present, and future is only an illusion, however persistent.”5](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-greene/but-as-einstein-once-said-for-we-convinced-physicists-the-distinction/) [Brian Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-greene/) > [Sometimes attaining the deepest familiarity with a question is our best substitute for actually having the answer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-greene/sometimes-attaining-the-deepest-familiarity-with-a-question-is-our/) [Brian Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-greene/) > [When kids look up to great scientists the way they do to great musicians and actors, civilization will jump to the next level](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-greene/when-kids-look-up-to-great-scientists-the-way-they-do-to-great/) [Brian Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-greene/) > [I have long thought that anyone who does not regularly - or ever - gaze up and see the wonder and glory of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-greene/i-have-long-thought-that-anyone-who-does-not-regularly-or-ever-gaze/) [Brian Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-greene/) > [There are many of us thinking of one version of parallel universe theory or another. If it's all a lot of nonsense, then it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-greene/there-are-many-of-us-thinking-of-one-version-of-parallel-universe/) [Brian Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-greene/) > [As every parent knows, children begin life as uninhibited, unabashed explorers of the unknown. From the time we can walk and talk, we want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-greene/as-every-parent-knows-children-begin-life-as-uninhibited-unabashed/) [Brian Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-greene/) > [The full name of string theory is really superstring theory. The 'super' stands for this feature called supersymmetry, which, without getting into any details,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-greene/the-full-name-of-string-theory-is-really-superstring-theory-the-super/) [Brian Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-greene/) > [For most people, the major hurdle in grasping modern insights into the nature of the universe is that these developments are usually phrased using…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-greene/for-most-people-the-major-hurdle-in-grasping-modern-insights-into-the/) [Brian Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-greene/) > [Writing for the stage is different from writing for a book. You want to write in a way that an actor has material to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-greene/writing-for-the-stage-is-different-from-writing-for-a-book-you-want/) [Brian Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-greene/) > [We know that if supersymmetric particles exist, they must be very heavy; otherwise we would have spotted them by now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-greene/we-know-that-if-supersymmetric-particles-exist-they-must-be-very/) [Brian Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-greene/) > [The beauty of string theory is the metaphor kind of really comes very close to the reality. The strings of string theory are vibrating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-greene/the-beauty-of-string-theory-is-the-metaphor-kind-of-really-comes-very/) [Brian Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-greene/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/string/brian-greene/#itemlist", "name": "10 String Quotes By Brian Greene", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I do feel strongly that string theory is our best hope for making progress at unifying gravity and quantum mechanics.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brian Greene" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-greene/i-do-feel-strongly-that-string-theory-is-our-best-hope-for-making/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5a/brian-greene-2334_best_i-do-feel-strongly-that-string-theory-is_854338.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5a/brian-greene-2334_best_i-do-feel-strongly-that-string-theory-is_854338.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5a/brian-greene-2334_best_i-do-feel-strongly-that-string-theory-is_854338.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I do feel strongly that string theory is our best hope for making progress at unifying gravity and quantum…” — Brian Greene", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“A tree is to the entire universe as a string is to an atom.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brian Greene" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-greene/a-tree-is-to-the-entire-universe-as-a-string-is-to-an-atom/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5e/brian-greene-2334_physics_a-tree-is-to-the-entire-universe-as-a-st_3026606.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5e/brian-greene-2334_physics_a-tree-is-to-the-entire-universe-as-a-st_3026606.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5e/brian-greene-2334_physics_a-tree-is-to-the-entire-universe-as-a-st_3026606.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A tree is to the entire universe as a string is to an atom.” — Brian Greene", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'd say many features of string theory don't mesh with what we observe in everyday life.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brian Greene" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-greene/i-d-say-many-features-of-string-theory-don-t-mesh-with-what-we/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72a/brian-greene-2334_day-life_i-d-say-many-features-of-string-theory-d_1568648.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72a/brian-greene-2334_day-life_i-d-say-many-features-of-string-theory-d_1568648.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72a/brian-greene-2334_day-life_i-d-say-many-features-of-string-theory-d_1568648.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'd say many features of string theory don't mesh with what we observe in everyday life.” — Brian Greene", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "String theory is not the only theory that can accommodate extra dimensions, but it certainly is the one that really demands and requires it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brian Greene" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-greene/string-theory-is-not-the-only-theory-that-can-accommodate-extra/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/990/brian-greene-2334_accommodate_string-theory-is-not-the-only-theory-tha_3021985.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/990/brian-greene-2334_accommodate_string-theory-is-not-the-only-theory-tha_3021985.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/990/brian-greene-2334_accommodate_string-theory-is-not-the-only-theory-tha_3021985.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“String theory is not the only theory that can accommodate extra dimensions, but it certainly is the one that…” — Brian Greene", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The beauty of string theory is the metaphor kind of really comes very close to the reality. 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