Big Bang Theory Quote
Sheldon: I am a respected theoretical physicist. I aspire to win a Nobel Prize someday. But nobody's gonna take me seriously if they find out I've been dabbling in geology.
Penny: Well, why not? They're both sciences. And I know because they're classes my high school counselor said "weren't for me".
Sheldon: They're very different. Physics answers the question "What is the nature of the universe?". Geology answers the question, you know, "What'd I just trip over?".
Penny: All right, well, then don't work with Bert.
Sheldon: Oh, but I like the work.
Penny: Then work with him.
Sheldon: Yeah, but I'm ashamed of the field.
Penny: Then don't work with him.
Sheldon: Yeah, but we could prove dark matter.
Penny: Then work with him.
Sheldon: But I just think that people...
Penny: How many times are you gonna do this?
Sheldon: My record is fourteen.
Quote from S11E07 - The Geology Methodology