We live on an island surrounded by a sea of ignorance. As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance.

Quote by John Archibald Wheeler

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In any field, find the strangest thing and then explore it.

In any field, find the strangest thing and then explore it.

It is my opinion that everything must be based on a simple idea. And it...

It is my opinion that everything must be based on a simple idea. And it...

If you haven't found something strange during the day, it hasn't been much of a...

If you haven't found something strange during the day, it hasn't been much of a...

No phenomenon is a real phenomenon until it is an observed phenomenon.

No phenomenon is a real phenomenon until it is an observed phenomenon.

Behind it all is surely an idea so simple, so beautiful, that when we grasp...

Behind it all is surely an idea so simple, so beautiful, that when we grasp...

To hate is to study, to study is to understand, to understand is to appreciate,...

To hate is to study, to study is to understand, to understand is to appreciate,...

In order to more fully understand this reality, we must take into account other dimensions...

In order to more fully understand this reality, we must take into account other dimensions...

It was the defining event and remains a thousand degrees hot.

It was the defining event and remains a thousand degrees hot.

Time is what prevents everything from happening at once

Time is what prevents everything from happening at once

Our brains are seventy-year clocks. The Angel of Life winds them up once for all,...

Our brains are seventy-year clocks. The Angel of Life winds them up once for all,...

Clocks slay time... time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by...

Clocks slay time... time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by...

Making books is a skilled trade, like making clocks.

Making books is a skilled trade, like making clocks.

A watched clock never tells the time

A watched clock never tells the time

That awkward moment when you're making a wish on 11:11 and you get interrupted by...

That awkward moment when you're making a wish on 11:11 and you get interrupted by...

My evening visitors, if they cannot see the clock, should find the time in my...

My evening visitors, if they cannot see the clock, should find the time in my...

I once made love for an hour and fifteen minutes, but it was the night...

I once made love for an hour and fifteen minutes, but it was the night...

A recent conversation: Dubya: Look at the clock, time is racing! Cheney: That's the second...

A recent conversation: Dubya: Look at the clock, time is racing! Cheney: That's the second...

The clock talked loud. I threw it away, it scared me what it talked.

The clock talked loud. I threw it away, it scared me what it talked.

A minister has to be able to read a clock. At noon, it's time to...

A minister has to be able to read a clock. At noon, it's time to...

Clock watchers never seem to be having a good time.

Clock watchers never seem to be having a good time.

A stone thrown at the right time is better than gold given at the wrong...

A stone thrown at the right time is better than gold given at the wrong...