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title: "17 Theoretical Physicist Quotes by 15 authors"
description: "Browse 17 Theoretical Physicist quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Theoretical Physicist sayings and thoughts."
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> [The job of a theoretical physicist is to make mistakes as fast as possible .](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-archibald-wheeler/the-job-of-a-theoretical-physicist-is-to-make-mistakes-as-fast-as/)

[John Archibald Wheeler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-archibald-wheeler/)

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> [When I was a college student at Yale, I was studying physics and mathematics and was absolutely intent on becoming a theoretical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-rothman/when-i-was-a-college-student-at-yale-i-was-studying-physics-and/)

[James Rothman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-rothman/)

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> [The career of a young theoretical physicist consists of treating the harmonic oscillator in ever-increasing levels of abstraction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-coleman/the-career-of-a-young-theoretical-physicist-consists-of-treating-the/)

[Sidney Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-coleman/)

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> [“I'm convinced that Theoretical Physicist is just another way of saying BS Artist.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-cassels/i-m-convinced-that-theoretical-physicist-is-just-another-way-of/)

[J.C. Cassels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-cassels/)

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> [My older brother is a distinguished theoretical physicist, a fellow of the Royal Society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-penrose/my-older-brother-is-a-distinguished-theoretical-physicist-a-fellow-of/)

[Roger Penrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-penrose/)

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> [Actually, I was more or less determined to be a theoretical physicist at the age of thirteen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gross/actually-i-was-more-or-less-determined-to-be-a-theoretical-physicist/)

[David Gross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gross/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00b/david-gross-23995_actually_actually-i-was-more-or-less-determined-t_69073.jpg)

> [The most important tool of the theoretical physicist is his wastebasket.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/the-most-important-tool-of-the-theoretical-physicist-is-his/)

[Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/)

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> [To become a theoretical physicist ... you need to have a passionate love affair with the universe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michio-kaku/to-become-a-theoretical-physicist-you-need-to-have-a-passionate-love/)

[Michio Kaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michio-kaku/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d91/michio-kaku-907_affair_to-become-a-theoretical-physicist-you-ne_508823.png)

> [Therefore psychologically we must keep all the theories in our heads, and every theoretical physicist who is any good knows six or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-p-feynman/therefore-psychologically-we-must-keep-all-the-theories-in-our-heads/)

[Richard P. Feynman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-p-feynman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b45/richard-p-feynman-495_different_therefore-psychologically-we-must-keep-a_900983.png)

> [If the experimental physicist has already done a great deal of work in this field, nevertheless the theoretical physicist has still hardly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johannes-stark/if-the-experimental-physicist-has-already-done-a-great-deal-of-work/)

[Johannes Stark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johannes-stark/)

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> [To a theoretical physicist, there is no greater joy than to see that this curious activity we call calculation - the depositing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-guth/to-a-theoretical-physicist-there-is-no-greater-joy-than-to-see-that/)

[Alan Guth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-guth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/097/alan-guth-18636_joy_to-a-theoretical-physicist-there-is-no-g_1636927.jpg)

> [“What is surely impossible is that a theoretical physicist, given unlimited computing power, should deduce from the laws of physics that a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-weinberg/what-is-surely-impossible-is-that-a-theoretical-physicist-given/)

[Steven Weinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-weinberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac0/steven-weinberg-3159_computers_what-is-surely-impossible-is-that-a-theo_2284576.png)

> [“From the age of 13, I was attracted to physics and mathematics. My interest in these subjects derived mostly from popular science…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gross/from-the-age-of-13-i-was-attracted-to-physics-and-mathematics-my/)

[David Gross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gross/)

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> [I vowed to myself that when I grew up and became a theoretical physicist, in addition to doing research, I would write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michio-kaku/i-vowed-to-myself-that-when-i-grew-up-and-became-a-theoretical/)

[Michio Kaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michio-kaku/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d1/michio-kaku-907_book_i-vowed-to-myself-that-when-i-grew-up-an_2712917.png)

> [I have an abiding interest in how ordinary people produce knowledge, and what it means for individuals to know the world. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-wertheim/i-have-an-abiding-interest-in-how-ordinary-people-produce-knowledge/)

[Margaret Wertheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-wertheim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3f/margaret-wertheim-23555_helping_i-have-an-abiding-interest-in-how-ordina_2113413.jpg)

> [Our greatest theoretical physicist, Stephen Hawking, recently declared that humans have no more than a hundred years to get off this planet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-tumlinson/our-greatest-theoretical-physicist-stephen-hawking-recently-declared/)

[Rick Tumlinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-tumlinson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98e/rick-tumlinson-8365_more_our-greatest-theoretical-physicist-steph_2999732.jpg)

> [A theoretical physicist can spend his entire lifetime missing the intellectual challenge of experimental work, experiencing none of the thrills and dangers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leon-m-lederman/a-theoretical-physicist-can-spend-his-entire-lifetime-missing-the/)

[Leon M. Lederman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leon-m-lederman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed9/leon-m-lederman-20865_adventure_a-theoretical-physicist-can-spend-his-en_2589096.jpg)

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