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Finally, I said that I couldn’t see how anyone could be educated by this self-propagating system in which people pass exams, and teach others to pass exams, but nobody knows anything.

— Richard Feynman Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (1985)

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I don't know anything, but I do know that everything is interesting if you go into it deeply enough.

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The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool.

I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.

What Do You Care What Other People Think? (1988)

Hell, if I could explain it to the average person, it wouldn't have been worth the Nobel prize.

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Tell your son to stop trying to fill your head with science — for to fill your heart with love is enough!

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