37 Quotes by Celia Green

The way to do research is to attack the facts at the point of greatest astonishment.

Research is a way of taking calculated risks to bring about incalculable consequences.

What appear to be the most valuable aspects of the theoretical physics we have are the mathematical descriptions which enable us to predict events. These equations are, we would argue, the only realities we can be certain of in physics; any other ways we have of thinking about the situation are visual aids or mnemonics which make it easier for beings with our sort of macroscopic experience to use and remember the equations.

One of the greatest superstitions of our time is the belief that it has none.

That society exists to frustrate the individual may be seen from its attitude to work. It is only morally acceptable if you do not want to do it. If you do want to, it becomes a personal pleasure.

The remarkable thing about the human mind is its range of limitations.

Only the impossible is worth attempting. In everything else one is sure to fail.

The psychology of committees is a special case of the psychology of mobs.

Lack of clarity is always a sign of dishonesty.