There are theoretical physicists who imagine, deduce, and guess at new laws, but do not experiment; and then there are experimental physicists who experiment, imagine, deduce, and guess. Richard P. Feynman More Quotes by Richard P. Feynman More Quotes From Richard P. Feynman Victory usually goes to those green enough to underestimate the monumental hurdles they are facing. Richard P. Feynman underestimate victory green Learn what the rest of the world is like. The variety is worthwhile. Richard P. Feynman worthwhile variety world What is not surrounded by uncertainty cannot be the truth. Richard P. Feynman uncertainty But there is nothing in biology yet found that indicates the inevitability of death. Richard P. Feynman inevitability-of-death biology found To guess what to keep and what to throw away takes considerable skill. Actually it is probably merely a matter of luck, but it looks as if it takes considerable skill. Richard P. Feynman luck skills science If all of mathematics disappeared, physics would be set back by exactly one week. Richard P. Feynman week physics would-be So far as we know, all the fundamental laws of physics, like Newton's equations, are reversible. Richard P. Feynman physics fundamentals law [Quantum mechanics] describes nature as absurd from the point of view of common sense. And yet it fully agrees with experiment. So I hope you can accept nature as She is - absurd. Richard P. Feynman common-sense views religion Doubt is clearly a value in science. It is important to doubt and that the doubt is not a fearful thing, but a thing of great value. Richard P. Feynman fearful important doubt You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when you're finished, you'll know absolutely nothing whatever about the bird... So let's look at the bird and see what it's doing -- that's what counts. Richard P. Feynman names bird science For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled. Richard P. Feynman nature inspirational science Some people say, "How can you live without knowing?" I do not know what they mean. I always live without knowing. That is easy. How you get to know is what I want to know. Richard P. Feynman knowing philosophy mean A scientist is never certain. ... We absolutely must leave room for doubt or there is no progress and there is no learning. Richard P. Feynman progress doubt rooms I don't feel frightened by not knowing things. Richard P. Feynman mysterious-universe frightened knowing A great deal more is known than has been proved. Richard P. Feynman deals has-beens math No problem is too small or too trivial if we can really do something about it. Richard P. Feynman no-problem problem ifs Why make yourself miserable saying things like, "Why do we have such bad luck? What has God done to us? What have we done to deserve this?" - all of which, if you understand reality and take it completely into your heart, are irrelevant and unsolvable. They are just things that nobody can know. Your situation is just an accident of life. Richard P. Feynman luck heart reality I think I can safely say that nobody understands Quantum Mechanics. Richard P. Feynman physics fake-people thinking Science is what we have learned about how to keep from fooling ourselves. Richard P. Feynman fooling-ourselves I don't feel frightened by not knowing things, by being lost in the mysterious universe without any purpose - which is the way it really is, as far as I can tell. Possibly. It doesn't frighten me. Richard P. Feynman science death knowledge
