Even the best scientists don't always know what they're doing in lab...
If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it? - Albert Einstein
Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing. - Werner von Braun
It's not always about how smart you are...
The wireless telegraph is not difficult to understand. The ordinary telegraph is like a very long cat. You pull the tail in New York, and it meows in Los Angeles. The wireless is the same, only without the cat. - Albert Einstein
An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made in a very narrow field. - Niels Bohr
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. - Albert Einstein
It's human nature...
There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor of thinking - Thomas Alva Edison
Gravity cannot be held responsible for people falling in love - Albert Einstein
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Alva Edison
Scientists say the darndest things...
The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once. - Albert Einstein
My goal is simple. It is complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all. - Stephen Hawking
Things should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler. - Albert Einstein
Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it. - Richard Feynman