Enthusiasm is followed by disappointment... by Murray Gell Mann | We Heart Quotes

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Enthusiasm is followed by disappointment and even depression, and then by renewed enthusiasm.

- Murray Gell Mann

Other quotes by Murray Gell Mann

Measure

I think also of my colleagues in elementary particle theory in many lands, and feel that in some measure I am here as a representative of our small, informal, international fraternity.

- Murray Gell Mann

Physics

If someone says that he can think or talk about quantum physics without becoming dizzy, that shows only that he has not understood anything whatever about it.

- Murray Gell Mann

History

So the old Copenhagen interpretation needs to be generalized, needs to be replaced by something that can be used for the whole universe, and can be used also in cases where there is plenty of individuality and history.

- Murray Gell Mann

Sometimes the probabilities are very close to certainties, but they're never really certainties.

- Murray Gell Mann

Physics

I do not keep up with the details of particle physics.

- Murray Gell Mann

Work

We are driven by the usual insatiable curiosity of the scientist, and our work is a delightful game.

- Murray Gell Mann

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