Quotations

This is a ranked list of the best quotations that I have found. The criteria are that the quotation is funny, insightful, or useful.

Cleverness

1. "Physics is like sex. Sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it." - Richard Feynman
2. "Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools." - Variant of a Napoleon Bonaparte quotation
3. "Whoever undertakes to set himself up as judge in the field of truth and knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the Gods." - Albert Einstein (Translation)
4. "Given the number of books that already exist on the subject of quantum mechanics, one would think that the public needs one more as much as it does, say, the latest version of the Table of Integers." - Ramamurti Shankar
5. "She is good from afar, but far from good." - Unknown
6. "I cannot possibly fail to disagree with you less." - Unknown
7. "You can expect the world today if you can deliver the world tomorrow." - Chris Clark (Explanatory Note: This is my response to people who think I am unjustified in wanting to be rich or wanting to take advantage of the educational system for my own purposes. I contend that I am perfectly justified as long as I fully intend for my work to lead to a world where these benefits are accessible to anyone. Effectively this is saying that you shouldn't punish yourself for not yet having the opportunity to accomplish your goals.)

Eloquence

1. "Did you say wretched Monsieur? Not at all, I assure you, and the exclamation seems altogether too theatrical and pretensious." - Alexandre Dumas (The Count of Monte Cristo pg 1035)