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“There is no logical path to these laws; only intuition, resting on sympathetic understanding of experience, can reach them.”
Meaning: Speaking about the fundamental laws of physics in 1918, Einstein admitted that discovery is not pure step-by-step logic. Deep familiarity with experience feeds hunches that logic later tests. When stuck on a problem, immerse yourself in the details, then step away and let intuition suggest a path to check. -
“Far more marvelous is the truth than any artists of the past imagined!”
Meaning: In his introductory physics lectures, Feynman marvelled that real nature, such as atoms and stars made of the same stuff, is more astonishing than old myths. Understanding does not drain wonder. Pick one everyday thing, like boiling water, and learn how it truly works. -
“Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it.”
Meaning: Curiosity and passion drive scientific pursuit more than utility.