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Alan Lightman Quotes

born 1948 United States

Alan P. Lightman (born November 28, 1948) is a physicist, novelist and essayist.

United States
Essayists
Novelists
Physicists
Science authors

Random Alan Lightman quote

4 quotes

The tragedy of this world is that no one is happy, whether stuck in a time of pain or of joy.

Einstein's Dreams (1993)

In the 1950s, academics forecast that as a result of new technology, by the year 2000 we could have a twenty-hour workweek.

A Sense of the Mysterious : Science and the Human Spirit (2005)

According to the Bureau of Statistics, the goods and services produced per hour of work in the United States has indeed more than doubled since 1950.

A Sense of the Mysterious : Science and the Human Spirit (2005)

I love physics, but what was even more important to me was leading a creative life ... And I knew that writers could continue doing their best work later in life.”

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Alan Lightman (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.