Fabiola Gianotti Quotes

Art is based on very clear, mathematical principles like proportion and harmony. At the same time, physicists need to be inventive, to have ideas, to have some fantasy.

We will have to be very vigilant that young female scientists have the same opportunities as their male colleagues.

We had to understand things like why the top quark was so heavy and the electron is so light. The Higgs is a big, important step.

Never abandon your dreams. You may regret it for the rest of your life.

From a scientific point of view, our mission is to seek answers to the fundamental questions about the universe. Many are open - we don't know about dark matter, which accounts for a quarter of the universe's matter, nor do we know why there's antimatter.

Of course, mankind has made giant steps forward. However, what we know is really very, very little compared to what we still have to know.

Diversity is really a richness for mankind.

The top quark was discovered in 1995, and since then, the Higgs has become our obsession because the standard model was incomplete without it.

With the discovery of the Higgs boson, one of the questions has been ticked off the list, but there are many others. We hope that we can find answers or hints for answers to at least some of them. But of course, this is in the hands of nature.

There is nothing more exciting than having a life devoted to fundamental knowledge and to contributing to advance the borders of knowledge.

We know there must be new physics. For example, we cannot explain what dark matter is.

It's always good news when you're closer to the truth.

Like in nature, I like things which are based on a few simple principles, even though their manifestation can be very rich.

The search for knowledge is a long and difficult task.

I like the beauty of physics, nature is beautiful, it is my second soul to music.