I love to think. I once considered taking drugs as an attempt to better understand an altered state of mind; however, I decided not to. I didn’t want to chance ruining the machine.
RICHARD FEYNMANTo every man is given the key to the gates of heaven. The same key opens the gates of hell.
More Richard Feynman Quotes
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We are lucky to live in an age in which we are still making discoveries.
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I don’t know what’s the matter with people: they don’t learn by understanding; they learn by some other way—by rote, or something. Their knowledge is so fragile!
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Of course, you only live one life, and you make all your mistakes, and learn what not to do, and that’s the end of you.
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Words can be meaningless. If they are used in such a way that no sharp conclusions can be drawn.
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I always do that, get into something and see how far I can go.
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The things that mattered were honesty, independence, willingness to admit ignorance.
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That’s the trouble with not being in your own field: You don’t take it seriously.
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I’m smart enough to know that I’m dumb.
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It doesn’t matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn’t matter how smart you are. If it doesn’t agree with experiment, it’s wrong.
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I think nature’s imagination Is so much greater than man’s, she’s never going to let us relax
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People often think I’m a faker, but I’m usually honest, in a certain way–in such a way that often nobody believes me!
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Science is like sex: sometimes something useful comes out, but that is not the reason we are doing it.
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I think a power to do something is of value. Whether the result is a good thing or a bad thing depends on how it is used, but the power is a value.
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Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself. The principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool.
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The game I play is a very interesting one. It’s imagination, in a tight straightjacket.
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