If We Are Honest - And Scientists

I Do Not See How A Man Can Work On The Frontiers Of Physics And Write Poetry At The Same Time. They Are In Opposition.

A Great Deal Of My Work Is Just Playing With Equations And Seeing What They Give.

If You Are Receptive And Humble, Mathematics Will Lead You By The Hand. Again And Again, When I Have Been At A Loss How To Proceed, I Have Just Had To Wait Until I Have Felt The Mathematics Led Me By The Hand. It Has Led Me Along An Unexpected Path, A Path Where New Vistas Open Up, A Path Leading To New Territory, Where One Can Set Up A Base Of Operations, From Which One Can Survey The Surroundings And Plan Future Progress.

I Found The Best Ideas Usually Came, Not When One Was Actively Striving For Them, But When One Was In A More Relaxed State… I Used To Take Long Solitary Walks On Sundays, During Which I Tended To Review The Current Situation In A Leisurely Way. Such Occasions Often Proved Fruitful, Even Though (or Perhaps, Because) The Primary Purpose Of The Walk Was Relaxation And Not Research.

I Think It Is The General Rule That The Originator Of A New Idea Is Not The Most Suitable Person To Develop It, Because His Fears Of Something Going Wrong Are Really Too Strong... At Age 69.