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"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character

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I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there.Richard P. Feynman
That's what I always do: I always try to find where I'm wrong.Richard P. Feynman
The worthwhile problems are the ones you can really solve or help solve, the ones you can really contribute something to.Richard P. Feynman
What I am going to tell you about is what we teach our physics students in the third or fourth year of graduate school... It is my task to convince you not to turn away because you don't understand it. You see my physics students don't understand it... That is because I don't understand it. Nobody does.Richard P. Feynman
I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.Richard P. Feynman
The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.Richard P. Feynman
You have no responsibility to live up to what other people think you ought to accomplish.Richard P. Feynman
Fall in love with some activity, and do it! Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn't matter.Richard P. Feynman
It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong.Richard P. Feynman
I can live with doubt and uncertainty and not knowing. I think it is much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers that might be wrong.Richard P. Feynman