“ I'm happy to keep doing science and being a mentor to anyone who asks for advice. Mildred Dresselhaus Professor
“ People in academia and industry are not accustomed to people who have long lapses in their careers. Mildred Dresselhaus Professor
“ Some people don't like competition, but competition is fine. It generates new ideas, keeps you alert. Mildred Dresselhaus Professor
“ The holy grail would be to turn a knob, and out comes the nanotube of the right diameter and chirality. Mildred Dresselhaus Professor
“ The more success the quantum theory has, the sillier it looks Albert Einstein Theoretical Physicist
“ There are very few things that can be proved rigorously in condensed matter physics. Anthony James Leggett Physics Researcher
“ Before the discovery of quantum mechanics, the framework of physics was this: If you tell me how things are now, I can then use the laws of physics to calculate, and hence predict, how things will be later. Brian Greene Theoretical Physicist
“ It's physics. Pure physics, I'm falling fast and faster still. So fall with me. Fall down with me. And stay. Cecily Von Ziegesar Author
“ In physics, to be in two places at the same time would be a miracle; in politics it seems not merely normal, but natural. Charles Edison Former Governor Of New Jersey