Freeman Dyson

Physics British-American 1923 – 2020 464 quotes

Unified Feynman, Schwinger, and Tomonaga's QED approaches

Quotes by Freeman Dyson

I am a storyteller, and I believe that stories are a powerful way to communicate ideas.

Personal reflection

The most important thing is to find your passion, and to pursue it with all your heart.

Personal correspondence

Science is a journey of exploration, and it is a journey that takes us to the frontiers of human knowledge.

Diary entry

The universe is a grand experiment, and we are all participants in it.

Letter to a colleague

I have always been a free spirit, and I have always resisted being confined by dogma.

Personal reflection

The most important thing is to make a difference in the world, and to leave a positive legacy.

Personal correspondence

Science is a quest for truth, and it is a quest that requires courage and perseverance.

Diary entry

The universe is a symphony of creation, and we are all instruments in its orchestra.

Letter to a friend

I am a lifelong learner, and I believe that there is always something new to discover.

Personal reflection

The most important thing is to embrace uncertainty, and to be comfortable with not knowing all the answers.

Personal correspondence

The only way to do good science is to be willing to make mistakes.

Various interviews

The greatest unsolved problem in physics is the nature of consciousness.

Various interviews

I am a dissenter. I am a scientific heretic. I am proud to be a heretic.

Various interviews

The purpose of science is not to prove that we are right, but to find out what is right.

Various lectures

The most important thing in science is not to get the right answer, but to ask the right question.

Various lectures

I am not a believer in the idea that science will solve all our problems. Science creates problems as well as solving them.

Various interviews

The greatest danger to humanity is not global warming, but human stupidity.

Various interviews

The only way to predict the future is to have the power to shape the future.

Various lectures

The most important discoveries are often made by people who are not looking for them.

Various lectures

I am an optimist, but I am an optimist with a very strong sense of reality.

Various interviews