“To this day I always insist on working out a problem from the beginnin...” — Robert B. Laughlin Quote

“To this day I always insist on working out a problem from the beginning without reading up on it first, a habit that sometimes gets me into trouble but just as often helps me see things my predecessors have missed.”

“In parallel with the development of my interests in technical gadgetry I began to acquire a profound love of and respect for the natural world which motivates my scientific thinking to this day.”

“I was an extremely reclusive and introverted boy.”

“When I moved to Stanford I began to pursue the line of research I have been following ever since, namely trying to understand the larger implications of fractional quantum hall discovery.”

“My childhood home backed onto wheat and cotton fields.”

“But the need for conflict to expose prejudice and unclear reasoning, which is deeply embedded in my philosophy of science, has its origin in these debates.”

“Try to find a good gym, have a schedule or take a class every day, and make it a habit.”

“Surfing the Internet every day has become a habit for many leaders and officials, including myself.”

“Nothing seems to me so likely to make people unhappy in themselves and at variance with others as the habit of killing time.”

“I'm a person who likes habit and knowing what my job is.”

“There is no influence like the influence of habit.”

“Music is not just love for me; it's a way of life, a habit.”