Gerard 't Hooft Quotes

• On your way towards becoming a bad theoretician, take your own immature theory, stop checking it for mistakes, don't listen to colleagues who do spot weaknesses, and start admiring your own infallible intelligence.

  Gerard 't Hooft

  Mistake, Immature, Becoming

  "How to Become a Bad Theoretical Physicist". Utrecht University Official Website, www.staff.science.uu.nl.

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• Quantum mechanics as it stands would be perfect if we didn’t have the quantum-gravity issue and a few other very deep fundamental problems.

  Gerard 't Hooft

  Issues, Perfect, Would Be

  "Does Some Deeper Level of Physics Underlie Quantum Mechanics? An Interview with Nobelist Gerard 't Hooft". Interview with George Musser, blogs.scientificamerican.com. October 7, 2013.

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• If you really want to contribute to our theoretical understanding of physical laws - and it is an exciting experience if you succeed! - there are many things you need to know. First of all, be serious about it!

  Gerard 't Hooft

  Law, Understanding, Succeed

  "How to Become a Good Theoretical Physicist". Utrecht University Official Website, www.staff.science.uu.nl.

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