Paul Dirac I understand what an equation means, if I have a way of figuring out the characteristics of its solution without

actually solving it.

Albert Einstein The words of language, as they are written or spoken, do not seem to play any role in my mechanism of thought. The physical entities, which seem to serve as elements in thought are certain signs and more or less clear images. Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen. The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking. Imagination is more important than knowledge. The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education. The important thing is not to stop questioning. "Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better" "In the matter of physics, the first lessons should contain nothing but what is experimental and interesting to see. A pretty experiment is in itself often more valuable than twenty formulae extracted from our minds." "I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right."

Isaac Newton No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess. "I keep the subject of my inquiry constantly before me, and wait till the first dawning opens gradually, by little and little, into a full and clear light."

John Wheeler As the island of our knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance.

Rene Descartes Each problem that I solved became a rule, which served afterwards to solve other problems.

Louis Pasteur Chance favors the prepared mind.

The future is purchased by the present!