Shawn White > Shawn's Quotes

“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.”
― Richard P. Feynman

“We are trying to prove ourselves wrong as quickly as possible, because only in that way can we find progress.”
― Richard P. Feynman

“Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it.”
― Richard P. Feynman

“There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it's only a hundred billion. It's less than the national deficit! We used to call them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers.”
― Richard Feynman

“For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled.”
― Richard P. Feynman

“I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.”
― Richard Feynman

“To every man is given the key to the gates of heaven. The same key opens the gates of hell.

And so it is with science.”
― Richard Feynman

“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!”
― Richard Feynman

“Quantum mechanics describes nature as absurd from the point of view of common sense. And yet it fully agrees with experiment. So I hope you can accept nature as She is - absurd.”
― Richard P. Feynman

“I'd hate to die twice. It's so boring.”
― Richard Feynman

“Science is what we have learned about how to keep from fooling ourselves.”
― Richard Feynman

“The game I play is a very interesting one. It's imagination, in a tight straightjacket.”
― Richard P. Feynman