John B. Goodenough Quotes

I'm very interested in science.

I think I always wanted to go into physics. What always fascinated me about science was the desire to understand what underlies it all, and I think physics is basically the study of that.

Science is fun, and it's fundamental.

Doing physics is a lot of fun if you like it.

Science is organized knowledge.

Brian and I were both science students. You know science sort of math and physics side, you know.

Science should be the most fun job on the planet. You get to ask questions about the world around you and go out and seek the answers. Not to have fun doing that is crazy.

The universe is governed by science. But science tells us that we can't solve the equations, directly in the abstract.

There are 15 main theories in physics, and we know all of them. If there weren't a finite number of theories, there would not be a point to physics.

Physics is, hopefully, simple. Physicists are not.

Science is the ultimate tool to reveal the laws of nature, and the one word written on its banner is Truth.

I have emphasized experiments more than theory. Of course, we need some theory when thinking of soft matter.

I was terrible at maths, but I could grasp science, and I used to love to read about the lives of the scientists. I wanted to be a scientist or an inventor.

Science, in the broadest sense, includes all reasonable claims to knowledge about ourselves and the world.

A physicist is just an atom's way of looking at itself.

Science is always inquiring.

Facts are the air of scientists. Without them you can never fly.

I enjoy science, and I'm a very curious person. I always want to know the reason behind everything, big or small.

Modern science is predicated on 'truths' verified through accurate observation and measurements of physical world phenomena.

Physics is the only profession in which prophecy is not only accurate but routine.

That's really what science is just trying to figure stuff out, and I like figuring stuff out.

In the history of science, we often find that the study of some natural phenomenon has been the starting point in the development of a new branch of knowledge.

Research is creating new knowledge.

Physics is not a religion. If it were, we’d have a much easier time raising money.

I chose to pursue a career in physics because there the truth isn't so easily bent.