Abdus Salam
Shared the Nobel Prize for his contributions to the electroweak unification theory.
Most quoted
"I am a Muslim, and I believe in the Holy Quran. I believe in the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). I believe in the unity of God. I believe in the brotherhood of man. I believe in the equality of all men. I believe in the dignity of labor. I believe in the pursuit of knowledge. I believe in the service of humanity. I believe in peace. I believe in justice. I believe in freedom. I believe in democracy. I believe in the rule of law. I believe in the sanctity of life. I believe in the sanctity of property. I believe in the sanctity of honor. I believe in the sanctity of family. I believe in the sanctity of community. I believe in the sanctity of nation. I believe in the sanctity of world. I believe in the sanctity of universe. I believe in the sanctity of God."
— from Letter to a friend
"The Holy Quran contains verses that speak of the creation of the heavens and the earth, the alternation of day and night, the movement of the sun and the moon, and the expansion of the universe. These verses are a testament to the scientific spirit of Islam."
— from Private writings
"The creation of the universe, its present state and its future evolution, are all governed by the laws of physics. These laws are not arbitrary, but are deeply rooted in the fundamental symmetries of nature."
— from Unifying the Forces of Nature
All quotes by Abdus Salam (375)
The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.
Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.
The only source of knowledge is experience.
The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.
Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.
The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.
Stay hungry, stay foolish.
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle.
Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
Be the change that you wish to see in the world.
Contemporaries of Abdus Salam
Other Physicss born within 50 years of Abdus Salam (1926–1996).