It is essential for men of science to take an interest in the administration of their own affairs or else the professional civil servant will step in – and then the Lord help you.

You know, I am sorry for the poor fellows that haven’t got labs to work in.

Don’t let me catch anyone talking about the Universe in my department.

If you don’t do the best with what you have, You could never have done better with what you could have had !

The only possible conclusion the social sciences can draw is: some do, some don’t.

Never say, “I tried it once and it did not work.”

We haven’t got the money, so we’ve got to think.

A theory that you can’t explain to a bartender is probably no damn good.

All of physics is either impossible or trivial. It is impossible until you understand it, and then it becomes trivial.

Physics is the only real science. The rest are just stamp collecting.