“Finally, I said that I couldn’t see how anyone could he educated by this self-propagating system in which people pass exams, and teach others to pass exams, but nobody knows anything.”
Richard Feynman (verified)
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Primary source)
A delightful collection of autobiographical anecdotes revealing Feynman’s insatiable curiosity and playful irreverence, from safecracking at Los Alamos to bongo drumming in Greenwich Village, illustrating how brilliance and joy coexisted in one extraordinary life.
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“I think that to keep trying new solutions is the way to do everything.”
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— Richard Feynman (verified)“The prize is the pleasure of finding the thing out.”
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— Ernest Hemingway (verified)“If you have time don’t wait for time.”
— Benjamin Franklin (verified)“Don’t misinform your doctor nor your lawyer.”
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