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

Quote by Richard Feynman

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The idea is to try to give all the information to help others to judge...

The idea is to try to give all the information to help others to judge...

There is a computer disease that anybody who works with computers knows about. It's a...

There is a computer disease that anybody who works with computers knows about. It's a...

Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but thats not why...

Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but thats not why...

Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts

Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts

Poets say science takes away from the beauty of the stars - mere globs of...

Poets say science takes away from the beauty of the stars - mere globs of...

Each memorable verse of a true poet has two or three times the written content.

Each memorable verse of a true poet has two or three times the written content.

The poem is a little myth of man's capacity of making life meaningful. And in...

The poem is a little myth of man's capacity of making life meaningful. And in...

The poet and the politician have this in common: their greatness depends on the courage...

The poet and the politician have this in common: their greatness depends on the courage...

Money is everywhere but so is poetry. What we lack are the poets.

Money is everywhere but so is poetry. What we lack are the poets.

Every poet knows the pun is Pierian, that it springs from the same soil as...

Every poet knows the pun is Pierian, that it springs from the same soil as...

He is the poet of solitude.

He is the poet of solitude.

The poet produces the beautiful by fixing his attention on something real

The poet produces the beautiful by fixing his attention on something real

Poets are like baseball pitchers. Both have their moments. The intervals are the tough things.

Poets are like baseball pitchers. Both have their moments. The intervals are the tough things.

As a poet and as a mathematician, he would reason well; as a mere mathematician,...

As a poet and as a mathematician, he would reason well; as a mere mathematician,...

Poets don't draw. They unravel their handwriting and then tie it up again, but differently.

Poets don't draw. They unravel their handwriting and then tie it up again, but differently.

There is something about a poet which leads us to believe that he died, in...

There is something about a poet which leads us to believe that he died, in...

Any poet, if he is to survive beyond his 25th year, must alter; he must...

Any poet, if he is to survive beyond his 25th year, must alter; he must...

Next to being a great poet, is the power of understanding one

Next to being a great poet, is the power of understanding one

We all know here that the law is the most powerful of schools for the...

We all know here that the law is the most powerful of schools for the...

Poets are soldiers that liberate words from the steadfast possession of definition.

Poets are soldiers that liberate words from the steadfast possession of definition.

The great tragedy of Science: the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact

The great tragedy of Science: the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact