“I was born in 1933 in New York City to Frederick and Eva Weinberg. My ...” — Steven Weinberg Quote

“I was born in 1933 in New York City to Frederick and Eva Weinberg. My early inclination toward science received encouragement from my father, and by the time I was 15 or 16, my interests had focused on theoretical physics.”

“If we had the fundamental laws of nature tomorrow, we still wouldn't understand consciousness. We wouldn't even understand turbulence.”

“One thing that is clearly not maximized by free markets is equality. I am talking not about that pale substitute for equality known as equality of opportunity but about equality itself.”

“Things change. You walk on the street and get a Starbucks, and things have changed by the time you come back to the office.”

“When I was growing up in North Carolina, we didn't wear our shoes in the summertime because we were trying to save them. By the time the fall came around, our feet had spread so much from walking around barefooted, the shoes didn't fit anymore.”

“I've noticed that the few times I've traveled first class myself, you've already got your drink, and your coat has been taken by the time the rest of the passengers file on, and it's hard not to feel sorry for them. They're sort of trooping past you like cows to slaughter and you're sitting there in your, you know, wide-body seat.”