149 Quotes by Steven Weinberg

I think one of the great historical contributions of science is to weaken the hold of religion. That's a good thing.

My advice is to go for the messes - that's where the action is.

Nothing in physics seems so hopeful to as the idea that it is possible for a theory to have a high degree of symmetry was hidden from us in everyday life. The physicist's task is to find this deeper symmetry.

Rational argument can be defeated by refusing to argue rationally.

It appears that anything you say about the way that theory and experiment may interact is likely to be correct, and anything you say about the way that theory and experiment must interact is likely to be wrong.

Elementary particles are terribly boring, which is one reason why we're so interested in them.

It does not matter whether you win or lose, what matters is whether I win or lose!

How then did we come to the "standard model"? And how has it supplanted other theories, like the steady state model? It is a tribute to the essential objectivity of modern astrophysics that this consensus has been brought about, not by shifts in philosophical preference or by the influence of astrophysical mandarins, but by the pressure of empirical data.

If language is to be of any use to us, then we ought to try and preserve the meaning of words, and 'god' historically has not meant the laws of nature.