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There are a lot of good things about string theory, and it's great that some people want to work on it.

~Antony Garrett Lisi

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I'm afraid the workings of J.J. Abrams' mind falls outside the predictive capacity of any coherent theory.

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It is extraordinarily difficult, even in academia, to find a job that will let you do whatever you want with your time. If you are determined to spend your time following your own interests, you pretty much have to do it on your own.

~Antony Garrett Lisi

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Yeah, I am a guy working on physics outside of academia. But I'm nowhere near Einstein's caliber.

~Antony Garrett Lisi

Topics: Academia Am Caliber Einstein Guy Near Nowhere Outside Physics Working Yeah I Am

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Math does come easily to me, but I was always much more interested in what theorems imply about the world than in proving them.

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Deep down, everybody wants to do what they want to be doing. They just feel that they can't.

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Topics: Deep Deep Down Doing Down Everybody Feel Just Want Wants

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I've gotten e-mails asking, 'Are you taking students?' Well, come visit and I'll be happy to talk to you. But I'm not a degree-granting institution.

~Antony Garrett Lisi

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Being poor sucks... It's hard to figure out the secrets of the universe when you're trying to figure out where you and your girlfriend are going to sleep next month.

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Topics: Being Figure Girlfriend Going Hard Month Next Out Poor Secrets Sleep Sucks Trying Universe Where You Your

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My friends are all geeks. And many of them are scientists who love playing outside as much as I do.

~Antony Garrett Lisi

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As with any large investment, it can be emotionally difficult to abandon a line of research when it isn't working out. But in science, if something isn't working, you have to toss it out and try something else.

~Antony Garrett Lisi

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Physicist

Born: January 24th, 1968

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