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“Not only is the Universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think.”
― Across the Frontiers
― Across the Frontiers
“Those who are not shocked when they first come across quantum theory cannot possibly have understood it.”
― Essays 1932-1957 on Atomic Physics and Human Knowledge
― Essays 1932-1957 on Atomic Physics and Human Knowledge
“Every sentence I utter must be understood not as an affirmation, but as a question.
[A caution he gives his students, to be wary of dogmatism.]”
― Nuclear Physics
[A caution he gives his students, to be wary of dogmatism.]”
― Nuclear Physics
“It doesn't make a difference how beautiful your guess is. It doesn't make a difference how smart you are, who made the guess, or what his name is. If it disagrees with experiment, it's wrong.”
― The Feynman Lectures on Physics
― The Feynman Lectures on Physics
“That’s the trouble with not being in your own field: You don’t take it seriously.”
― 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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