“The lay reader only wanted to have the illusion of understanding and to catch a few buzzwords to throw around at cocktail parties.”
― QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter
― QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter
“You keep on learning and learning, and pretty soon you learn something no one has learned before.”
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“have no respect whatsoever for authority; forget who said it and instead look at what he starts with, where he ends up, and ask yourself, “Is it reasonable?”)”
― What Do You Care What Other People Think?: Further Adventures of a Curious Character
― What Do You Care What Other People Think?: Further Adventures of a Curious Character
“Von Neumann gave me an interesting idea: that you don’t have to be responsible for the world that you’re in. So I have developed a very powerful sense of social irresponsibility as a result of Von Neumann’s advice. It’s made me a very happy man ever since. But it was Von Neumann who put the seed in that grew into my active irresponsibility!”
― "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
― "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
“I learned how to look at life in a way that’s different from the way it is where I come from.”
― Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman: Adventures of a Curious Character
― Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman: Adventures of a Curious Character
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