All Brian Greene Quotes
- The number of e-mails and letters that I get from choreographers, from sculptors, from composers who are being inspired by science is huge. Choreographers
- The pinpoints of starlight we see with the naked eye are photons that have been streaming toward us for a few years or a few… Been
- There's no way that scientists can ever rule out religion, or even have anything significant to say about the abstract idea of a divine creator. Abstract
- We're on this planet for the briefest of moments in cosmic terms, and I want to spend that time thinking about what I consider the… Briefest
- In my own research when I'm working with equations, I never feel like I really understand what I'm doing if I'm solely relying on the… Constantly
- Before the discovery of quantum mechanics, the framework of physics was this: If you tell me how things are now, I can then use the… Calculate
- Every moment is as real as every other. Every 'now,' when you say, 'This is the real moment,' is as real as every other 'now'… All
- Black holes provide theoreticians with an important theoretical laboratory to test ideas. Conditions within a black hole are so extreme, that by analyzing aspects of… Analyzing
- Einstein's theory of relativity does a fantastic job for explaining big things. Quantum mechanics is fantastic for the other end of the spectrum - for… Big
- For most people, the major hurdle in grasping modern insights into the nature of the universe is that these developments are usually phrased using mathematics. Development
- I can assure you that no string theorist would be interested in working on string theory if it were somehow permanently beyond testability. That would… Assure
- I love it when real science finds a home in a fictional setting, where you take some real core idea of science and weave it… Bring
- I think it's too fast to say that all sci-fi ultimately winds up having some place in science. On the other hand, imaginative minds working… All
- I think math is a hugely creative field, because there are some very well-defined operations that you have to work within. You are, in a… Constrained
- I think the relationship between memory and time is a very deep and tricky one, to tell you the truth. I don't consider memory another… Allows
- I would say in one sentence my goal is to at least be part of the journey to find the unified theory that Einstein himself… Einstein
- I wouldn't say that 'The Fabric of the Cosmos' is a book on cosmology. Cosmology certainly plays a big part, but the major theme is… All
- I've had various experiences where I've been called by Hollywood studios to look at a script or comment on various scientific ideas that they're trying… Been
- In any finite region of space, matter can only arrange itself in a finite number of configurations, just as a deck of cards can be… Any
- In the far, far future, essentially all matter will have returned to energy. But because of the enormous expansion of space, this energy will be… All
- Intelligence is the ability to take in information from the world and to find patterns in that information that allow you to organize your perceptions… Ability
- Many different planets are many different distances from their host star; we find ourselves at this distance because if we were closer or farther away,… Closer
- My emotional investment is in finding truth. If string theory is wrong, I'd like to have known that yesterday. But if we can show it… Emotional
- Nature's patterns sometimes reflect two intertwined features: fundamental physical laws and environmental influences. It's nature's version of nature versus nurture. Environmental
- Oftentimes, if you're talking to a seasoned interviewer who asks you a question, they may do a follow-up if they didn't quite get it. It's… Agreed