The meaning of it all (Primary source)
Three provocative 1963 lectures exploring science’s relationship to religion, politics, and society, wherein Feynman champions skepticism and intellectual honesty as essential virtues beyond the laboratory, published posthumously in 1998.
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“Although we do not know how to solve the problem, I would like to point out that we tried two things, technical know-how and economic assistance. We are discouraged with them both, and we are trying something else. As you will see later, I find this encouraging. I think that to keep trying new solutions is the way to do everything.”
Richard Feynman
“For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled.”
— Richard Feynman“Knowledge is of no real value if all you can tell me is what happened yesterday. It is necessary to tell what will happen tomorrow.”
— Richard Feynman“The prize is the pleasure of finding the thing out.”
— Richard Feynman“We’ve learned from experience that the truth will come out. Other experimenters will repeat your experiment and find out whether you were wrong or right. Nature’s phenomena will agree or they’ll disagree with your theory. And, although you may gain some temporary fame and excitement, you will not gain a good reputation as a scientist if you haven’t tried to be very careful in this kind of work.”
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“You will always find those who think they know what is your duty better than you know it.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson“Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.”
— Benjamin Franklin“Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”
— Steve Jobs“A life of leisure, and a life of laziness, are two things.”
— Benjamin Franklin