"The modern concept of the vacuum of space, confirmed every day by experiment, is a relativistic ether."

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Source : Robert B. Laughlin (2008). “A Different Universe: Reinventing Physics From the Bottom Down”, p.100, Basic Books

Robert B. Laughlin

#Space Quotes #Vacuums Quotes #Modern Quotes

“The law is silent during war. [Lat., Silent leges inter arma.]”
“The predominant quality of successful people is optimism.... Your level of optimism is the very best predictor of how happy, healthy, wealthy, and long-lived you will be.”
“The forty-four-hour week has no charm for me. I'm looking for a forty-hour day.”
“There is no paradox. There is only irony.”
“The corruption of the good by the belief in their own infallible goodnes is the most bloody dangerous pitfall in the human spectrum. Once you have conquered all your sins, pride is the one which will conquer you. A man starts off deciding he is a good man because he makes good decisions. Next thing, he's convinced that whatever decision he makes must be good because he's a good man. Most of the wars in the world are caused by people who think they have god on their side. Always stick with people who know they are flawed and ridiculous.”
“Friends never make assumptions about you. They never expect a reason to go out with you. In fact friends only expect you to be you.”
“There is never only one, of anyone”
“I had a great education. From kindergarten to John Dewey High School in Coney Island, I am public-school educated.”

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