“It's very nice to be right sometimes … it has certainly been a long wait.”

—  Peter Higgs

In a press conference asked whether he felt a sense of vindication.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/jul/06/prof-higgs-nice-right-boson
Source: https://www.news.com.au/national/nice-to-be-right-says-peter-higgs-about-bosun-discovery/news-story/f87c237d7b51c8e067ed94e97ed0eb65

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