From the a New York times article on the first string revolution
Dr. Edward Witten of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J., described it this way: “String theory is not like anything else ever discovered. It is an incredible panoply of ideas about math and physics, so vast, so rich you could say almost anything about it.”
And thus spoke Voltaire:
The way to become boring is to say everything.
“A witty saying proves nothing.”
also by Voltaire
Well, no I am not a string theory fan by the way, but couldn’t resist posting it!
I wonder if Witten was thus taunted on the playground as a wee tot.