“Many races as well as cultural influences of men of all kinds have mixed into any man. To select, for approbation the peculiar elements that come from some supposedly Jewish heredity is to open the door to all kinds of… — Richard Feynman Copy Share Image
“From a long view of the history of mankind-seen from, say, ten thousand years from now-there can be little doubt that the most significant… — Richard Feynman Copy Share
“All of our ideas in physics require a certain amount of common sense in their application; they are not purely mathematical or abstract ideas.” — Richard Feynman Copy Share
“I was an ordinary person who studied hard. There are no miracle people. It happens they get interested in this thing and they learn… — Richard Feynman Copy Share
“If a Martian (who, we'll imagine, never dies except by accident) came to Earth and saw this peculiar race of creatures - these humans… — Richard Feynman Copy Share
“The guy says, “Buddy, the housing situation in Ithaca is tough. In fact, it’s so tough that, believe it or not, a professor had… — Richard Feynman Copy Share
“It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is ... If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong.” — Richard Feynman Copy Share
“Although my mother didn't know anything about science, she had a great influence on me as well. In particular, she had a wonderful sense… — Richard Feynman Copy Share
“Take this neat little equation here. It tells me all the ways an electron can make itself comfortable in or around an atom. That's… — Richard Feynman Copy Share
“To every man is given the key to the gates of heaven. The same key opens the gates of hell. And so it is… — Richard Feynman Copy Share
“But wait,” he said. “Let’s suppose it returns by advanced waves—reactions backward in time—so it comes back at the right time. We saw the… — Richard Feynman Copy Share
“I believe there's nothing in hallucinations that has anything to do with anything external to the internal psychological state of the person who's got… — Richard Feynman Copy Share
“My father had the spirit and integrity of a scientist, but he was a salesman. I remember asking him the question "How can a… — Richard Feynman Copy Share
“I started to walk into the bar, and I suddenly thought to myself, “Wait a minute! It’s the middle of the afternoon. There’s nobody… — Richard Feynman Copy Share
