--- title: "1 Universe Really Quotes By Brian Greene" description: "1 Universe Really quotes by Brian Greene. Plus more from Brian Greene and more Universe Really sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aec/brian-greene-2334_absolutes_that-is-you-can-have-nothingness-absolut_1063674.png" --- > [That is, you can have nothingness, absolute nothingness for maybe a tiny fraction of a second, if a second can be defined in that arena, but then it falls apart into a something and an anti-something. And that something is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-greene/that-is-you-can-have-nothingness-absolute-nothingness-for-maybe-a/) [Brian Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-greene/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aec/brian-greene-2334_absolutes_that-is-you-can-have-nothingness-absolut_1063674.png) ## 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/universe-really/brian-greene/#itemlist", "name": "1 Universe Really Quotes By Brian Greene", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "That is, you can have nothingness, absolute nothingness for maybe a tiny fraction of a second, if a second can be defined in that arena, but then it falls apart into a something and an anti-something. And that something is then what we call the universe. But can we really understand that or put rigorous mathematics or testable experiments against that? Not yet. 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