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"The inside of a computer is dumb as hell but it goes like mad!"~Richard Feynman The Feynman Lectures on Computation http://t.co/0d1XzYNOtf
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool." https://t.co/hBX5D4nXTn https://t.co/Un31ZQBgBN
"if you ask, where does the substance [of the tree] come from? You find out ... trees come out of the air!" https://t.co/ALZseqao6b
"…reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled." — Feynman (h/t @heathervescent)https://t.co/bsamVCq0j9 https://t.co/5QzRRLTMgb
"…playing Russian roulette, the fact that the first shot got off safely is little comfort for the next" — Feynmanhttps://t.co/xctKJ8QNU7 https://t.co/3qjAzdpJSr
"It has to do with curiosity. It has to do with people wondering [...] it drives them on to such an extent..."https://t.co/YKbqeLddu8
"Feynman uses his imagination to probe the scientific frontiers beyond the bounds of logic…"https://t.co/jESeIsvqq5
"As a result, there is a considerable amount of intellectual tyranny in the name of science." — Feynmanhttps://t.co/FDR6v9YRjB https://t.co/chlScxpQ6t
"I wrote this paper for the general scientific community. [...] At that point, I gave up in disgust." — Lamporthttps://t.co/Oitm2aMziS https://t.co/ToJgO0FVeu
"Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts.""What I cannot create, I do not understand."https://t.co/LI10lXl9Ta