Saul Perlmutter Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“It seemed like my favourite kind of job - a wonderful chance to ask something absolutely fundamental: the fate of the Universe and whether the Universe was infinite or not.”

“It's interesting to wake up at 3 in the morning by someone saying they're a reporter and they want to know how you feel. I felt fine, but I said, 'Well, why do you ask?'”

“The original project began because we know the universe is expanding. Everybody had assumed that gravity would slow down the expansion of the universe and everything would come to a halt and collapse. The big surprise was it was actually speeding up.”

“It's an unusual opportunity, a chance for so many people to share in the excitement and the fun of the fact that we may be on to hints as to what the Universe is made out of. I guess the whole point of a prize like this is to be able to get that out into the community.”

“Astronomers ought to be able to ask fundamental questions without accelerators.”

“I am delighted, excited, and deeply honored.”

“I tend not to dwell too much on ultimates.”

“I was one of those kids who always thought that we should know how the world works around us.”

“What we were seeing was a little bit like throwing the apple up in the air and seeing it blast off into space.”

“You might expect gravity would slow it down, but it's just expanding faster and faster.”