Brian Greene Quotes & Sayings (Page 9)

“When general relativity was first put forward in 1915, the math was very unfamiliar to most physicists. Now we teach general relativity to advanced high school students.”

“When we benefit from CT scanners, M.R.I. devices, pacemakers and arterial stents, we can immediately appreciate how science affects the quality of our lives.”

“The main challenge that television presents is that I have a tendency to say things with a great deal of precision and accuracy. Often a description of that sort, which will work in a book because people can read it slowly - they can turn the pages back and so on - doesn't really work on TV because it interrupts the flow of the moving image.”

“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, the temperature would be hotter or colder, eliminating liquid water, an essential ingredient for our survival.”

“I think the appropriate response for a physicist is: 'I do not find the concept of God very interesting, because I cannot test it.'”

“What makes a Beethoven symphony spectacular, what makes a Brahms rhapsody spectacular is that the patterns are wondrous.”

“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 today or tomorrow, fantastic.”

“I believe we owe our young an education that captures the exhilarating drama of science.”

“Most scientists like to operate in the context of economy. If you don't need an explanatory principle, don't invoke it.”

“For me it's been very exciting to contribute to the public's understanding of how rich and wondrous science is.”