Victor Frederick Weisskopf Quotes & Sayings

Human existence is based upon two pillars: Compassion and knowledge. Compassion without knowledge is ineffective; knowledge without compassion is inhuman. — Victor Frederick Weisskopf

In a Jewish theological seminar there was an hours-long discussion about proofs of the existence of God. After some hours, one rabbi got up and said, "God is so great, he does not even need to exist." — Victor Frederick Weisskopf

Conferences with open attendance are very important for the stimulation of young people or other people who are new in the field ... The field of high-energy physics is, as you know, very strongly in the hands of a clique and it is hard for an outsider to enter. — Victor Frederick Weisskopf

To understand hydrogen is to understand all of physics. — Victor Frederick Weisskopf

When things get tough, there are two things that make life worth living: Mozart, and quantum mechanics — Victor Frederick Weisskopf

It was absolutely marvelous working for Pauli. You could ask him anything. There was no worry that he would think a particular question was stupid, since he thought all questions were stupid. — Victor Frederick Weisskopf

Self-confidence is an important ingredient that makes for a successful physicist. — Victor Frederick Weisskopf

In man's brain the impressions from outside are not merely registered; they produce concepts and ideas. They are the imprint of the external world upon the human brain. — Victor Frederick Weisskopf