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The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

by Betty Edwards

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Sep 09, 2026 12:42PM

“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool. So you have to be very careful about that. After you’ve not fooled yourself, it’s easy not to fool other scientists. You just have to be honest in a conventional way after that.”
― Richard P. Feynman, Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! Adventures of a Curious Character

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“Don’t always try to be cool. The whole universe is cool. It’s the warm bits that matter.”
― Matt Haig, The Humans

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“There are all kinds of interesting questions that come from a knowledge of science, which only adds to the excitement and mystery and awe of a flower. It only adds. I don’t understand how it subtracts.”
― Feynman P., The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman

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