Ernest Rutherford

I am not a philosopher, I am a physicist. And I don't believe in anything I can't demonstrate.

I am not a philosopher, I am a physicist. And I don't believe in anything I can't show.

I am not a philosopher, I am a physicist. And I don't believe in anything I can't prove to be true.

I am not a philosopher, I am a physicist. And I don't believe in anything I can't prove to be false.

I am not a philosopher, I am a physicist. And I don't believe in anything I can't prove to be right.

I am not a philosopher, I am a physicist. And I don't believe in anything I can't prove to be wrong.

I am not a philosopher, I am a physicist. And I don't believe in anything I can't prove to be real.

I am not a philosopher, I am a physicist. And I don't believe in anything I can't prove to be imaginary.

If you are a scientist, you are a philosopher.

We have no right to assume that any physical law is permanent.

I am going to use a word which I am afraid will be rather shocking to some of you—the word 'spiritual'.

The only way to do good work is to love what you do.

I have been asked to say a few words about the future of science. I am not a prophet, but I can tell you that the future of science is bright.

The great thing about science is that it is always changing.

Don't let anyone tell you that you can't do something.

The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know.

The atom is a very small thing, but it is a very powerful thing.

We are just scratching the surface of what we can learn about the universe.

The future of science is in the hands of the young people.

I have always been interested in the unknown.