"Quantum mechanics brought an unexpected fuzziness into physics because of quantum uncertainty, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. String theory does so again because a point particle is replaced by a string, which is more spread out."

-- Edward Witten

#Principles Quotes #Doe Quotes #Unexpected Quotes

“Get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for good.”
“See, even despite pious statements to the contrary, much of the industrialized world has not yet come to terms with the recognition of the fallacy of what I call the strong man syndrome.”
“You don't respect my religion. I don't respect your outfit.”
“People who are mean or unkind or rigid - think about it - cannot laugh at themselves. If we can't laugh at ourselves and the human condition, we're going to be mean.”

Source : "Broadway, Hollywood actress Eileen Brennan dies", www.sfgate.com. August 1, 2013.
“Art is whatever makes you proud to be human.”
“Medicine has always been my calling.”
“The opposite of depression is not happiness, but vitality, and it was vitality that seemed to seep away from me in that moment.”

Source : "Faces of Depression: Andrew Solomon". PBS interview, www.pbs.org.
“Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing.”

Source : "The Myth Maker". Interview with Bruce Weber, www.nytimes.com. October 20, 1985.

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