The first principle is don't fool yourself

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

Richard Feynman · Наука · Cargo Cult Science, by Richard Feynman

Richard Feynman

Physicist, Nobel laureate, and popularizer of science.

The Pleasure of Asking Why — Richard Feynman
Nature's imagination is so much greater than man's — she's never going to let us relax.
Light: particle or wave? — Richard Feynman
Electrons are mysteries. When you realize you don't understand – that's the point
The joy of discovery — Richard Feynman
The beauty of physics is not just in applications. The beauty is in the ideas it reveals
Nature is not classical — Richard Feynman
Nature isn't classical, dammit, and if you want to make a simulation of nature, you'd better make it quantum mechanical
Physics as a way of thinking — Richard Feynman
Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge
Seeing the world anew — Richard Feynman
The wonder of science is that the most ordinary object becomes more miraculous when you understand it better
Jiggling atoms — Richard Feynman
Everything you see, everything moves. Every atom is jiggling, it can't stand still
The Beauty of a Flower That Science Doesn't Take Away — Richard Feynman
Science only adds to the excitement, the mystery, and the awe of a flower. It only adds.

When Your Teacher Says No — Lang Lang
My teacher told me I would never become a pianist. It was the worst day of my life, but also the best, because I decided to prove him wrong.
2007 Interview with Q&A — David Lynch
Questions are the beginning of answers, and answers are the beginning of new questions
The Subjectivity of Perception — Christopher Nolan
I'm fascinated by our subjective perception of reality. We're all stuck in a singular perspective, and films allow us to see things from different viewpoints.
Doubt as Method — Gerhard Richter
Ich zweifle an allem. Im Zweifel finde ich die Wahrheit. Sicherheit ist ein Zufluchtsort des Narren.
In the Studio of Uncertainty — Gerhard Richter
Ich weiß nicht, was ich schaffe, bis ich es geschaffen habe. Unsicherheit ist die Ehre meiner Arbeit.
Adults Are Children Who Don't Know What They're Doing — Greta Gerwig
There are no answers in adulthood. I make films about people who are lost, searching for meaning, just like when we were children.