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Richard Feynman

Some things I wanted to remember after reading The Pleasure of Finding Things Out:

"It is our responsibility not to give the answer today as to what it is all about... because we will be chained to the limits of our present imagination. ... Whereas, if we leave some room for doubt, some room for discussion, and proceed in a way analagous to the sciences, then this difficulty will not arise."

"To every man is given the jey to the gates of heaven; the same key opens the gates of hell." (From a Buddhist proverb)

"We have found it of paramount importance that in order to progress we must recognize the ignorance and leave room for doubt."

"Scientific knowledge is a body of statements of varying degrees of certainty - some most unsure, some nearly sure, none absolutely certain."

"For a succesful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled."

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