Freeman Dyson

Technology is a gift of God. After the gift of life it is perhaps the greatest of God's gifts. It is the mother of civilizations, of arts and of sciences. ↗

— Freeman Dyson

#after #arts #civilizations #gift #gifts

It's better to get mugged than to live a life of fear. ↗

— Freeman Dyson

#fear #get #life #live #mugged

You ask: what is the meaning or purpose of life? I can only answer with another question: do you think we are wise enough to read God's mind? ↗

— Freeman Dyson

#answer #ask #enough #god #i

It is characteristic of all deep human problems that they are not to be approached without some humor and some bewilderment. ↗

— Freeman Dyson

#bewilderment #characteristic #deep #human #humor

The technologies which have had the most profound effects on human life are usually simple. ↗

— Freeman Dyson

#had #human #human life #life #most

Aviation is the branch of engineering that is least forgiving of mistakes. ↗

— Freeman Dyson

#branch #engineering #forgiving #least #mistakes

I am saying that all predictions concerning climate are highly uncertain. ↗

— Freeman Dyson

#climate #concerning #highly #i #i am

I don't think of myself predicting things. I'm expressing possibilities. Things that could happen. To a large extent it's a question of how badly people want them to. ↗

— Freeman Dyson

#could #expressing #extent #happen #how

I have the freedom to do what I want... bright people to talk to every day. ↗

— Freeman Dyson

#day #every #every day #freedom #i

A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible. There are no prima donnas in engineering. ↗

— Freeman Dyson

#donnas #engineer #engineering #few #good