“It occurred to me by intuition, and music was the driving force behind that intuition. My discovery was the result of musical perception.”

“The intellect has little to do on the road to discovery. There comes a leap in consciousness, call it Intuition or what you will, the solution comes to you and you don't know how or why.”

“The only real valuable thing is intuition.”

“I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music”

“If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.”

“I assert that the cosmic religious experience is the strongest and the noblest driving force behind scientific research.”

“I believe in intuitions and inspirations...I sometimes FEEL that I am right. I do not KNOW that I am.”