Physicists like to think that all you have to do is say, these are the conditions, now what happens next?
RICHARD FEYNMANFor those who want some proof that physicists are human, the proof is in the idiocy of all the different units which they use for measuring energy.
More Richard Feynman Quotes
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I a universe of atoms, an atom in the universe.
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I was an ordinary person who studied hard. There are no miracle people. It happens they get interested in this thing and they learn all this stuff, but they’re just people.
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You have to have absolute confidence. Keep right on going, and nothing will happen.
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Philosophy of science is about as useful to scientists as ornithology is to birds.
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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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I’d hate to die twice. It’s so boring.
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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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Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt.
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The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.
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There are thousands of years in the past, and there is an unknown amount of time in the future. There are all kinds of opportunities, and there are all kinds of dangers.
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Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry.
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Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts.
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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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The game I play is a very interesting one. It’s imagination, in a tight straightjacket.
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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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