Background Image

In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. but in poetry, it is the exact opposite.

-Paul Dirac

Please Wait....
Translating....

In Science One Tries To Tell People,

Paul Dirac

In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. but in poetry, it is the exact opposite.

Views: 58090

Cite this Page

Prevent plagiarism by providing proper attribution.

APA FORMAT

Embed this Quote

Copy this HTML code to embed the quote on your website or blog.

HTML CODE

<blockquote style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border-left: 4px solid #8b5cf6; padding-left: 15px; margin: 20px 0; background: #f9f9f9; padding: 15px; border-radius: 4px; color: #333;">
    <p style="font-size: 1.2rem; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 10px;">"in science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. but in poetry, it is the exact opposite."</p>
    <footer style="font-size: 1rem; font-weight: bold;">— Paul Dirac</footer>
    <p style="margin-top: 15px; font-size: 0.85rem;"><a href="https://pjdigitalmarketing.com/quote/in-science-one-tries-to-tell-people-in-such-a-way-as-87hy9" style="color: #8b5cf6; text-decoration: none;">View this quote on Pjdigitalmarketing.com</a></p>
</blockquote>

Topic

Science Opposites People

More From Paul Dirac

We all know of course, that we should never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever fiddle around in any way with electrical equipment. never.

But most love poetry is awful; nobody knows how to write good love poetry either. but that's not a reason not to write love poetry. some of the best poetry ever written has been love poetry, and some of the greatest poetry ever written has been political poetry.

I do not see how a man can work on the frontiers of physics and write poetry at the same time. they are in opposition. in science you want to say something that nobody knew before, in words which everyone can understand. in poetry you are bound to say ... something that everyone knows already in words that nobody can understand. commenting to him about the poetry j. robert oppenheimer wrote.

There's no difference between lyrics and poetry. words are words. the only difference is the people who are in academic positions and call themselves poets and have an academic stance. they've got something to lose if they say it's all poetry; if there's not music to it, and you have to wear a certain kind of checkered shirt or something like that. it's all the same. lyrics are lyrics, poetry is poetry, lyrics are poetry, and poetry is lyrics. they are interchangeable to me.

He stepped toward her, and her heart just ached from it. his face was so handsome, and so dear, and so perfectly wonderfully familiar. she knew the slope of his cheeks, and the exact shade of his eys, brownish near the iris, melting into green at the edge. and his mouth-she knew that mouth, the look of it, the feel of it. she knew his smile, and she knew his frown, and she knew- she knew far to much.

Poetry is the most informative of all of the arts because everything comes down to poetry. no matter what it is we are describing, ultimately we use either a metaphor; or we say "that's poetry in motion." you drink a glass of wine and say, "that's poetry in a bottle." everything is poetry, so i think we come down to emotional information. and that's what poetry conveys.

Similar Quotes

We are bound, you and i, and nothing on this earth shall part me from you.

I don't use recreational drugs, except for cocaine, hallucinogens, and nitrates.

Now what is it moves our very hearts, and sickens us so much at cruelty shown to poor brutes? i suppose this first, that they have done no harm; next, that they have no power whatever of resistance; it is the cowardice and tyranny of which they are the victims which makes their sufferings so especially touching.

There is nothing more painful than walking around with bitterness in your heart.

Trending Author

Diane Arbus

Diane Arbus

Simon Hoggart

Simon Hoggart

Kate Millett

Kate Millett

Christina Perri

Christina Perri

Peyton Manning

Peyton Manning

Jensen Ackles

Jensen Ackles

Category

Personal Growth

Happiness & Joy

Success & Business