Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry.
RICHARD FEYNMANI don’t feel frightened by not knowing things, by being lost in a mysterious universe without any purpose, which is the way it really is, as far as I can tell. Possibly. It doesn’t frighten me.
More Richard Feynman Quotes
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I think it’s much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong.
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Scientific knowledge is a body of statements of varying degrees of certainty – some most unsure, some nearly sure, none absolutely certain.
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Mathematics is a language plus reasoning; it is like a language plus logic. Mathematics is a tool for reasoning.
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Why nature is mathematical is, again, a mystery.
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What I cannot create, I do not understand.
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Everything is made of atoms.
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I believe that a scientist looking at nonscientific problems is just as dumb as the next guy.
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I learned from my father to translate: everything I read I try to figure out what it really means, what it’s really saying.
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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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Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that’s not why we do it.
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Tell your son to stop trying to fill your head with science — for to fill your heart with love is enough.
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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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Words can be meaningless. If they are used in such a way that no sharp conclusions can be drawn.
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Science is what we have learned about how to keep from fooling ourselves.
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For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled.
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