“You know, the most amazing thing happened to me tonight... I saw a car with the license plate ARW 357. Can you imagine? Of all the millions of license plates in the state, what was the chance that I would see that particular one tonight? Amazing!”
― Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher
― Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher
“I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.”
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“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.”
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“For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled.”
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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx
― The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx
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