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Knowing Quotes by Richard P. Feynman

15 Knowing quotes by Richard P. Feynman

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Richard Feynman's take on knowing shines through fifteen lively snippets that blend his love of discovery with a down‑to‑earth humor. These lines invite you to see how a physicist frames understanding, making complex ideas feel approachable and fun.

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I don't feel frightened by not knowing things.

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I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there.

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“I don't mind not knowing. It doesn't scare me.”

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“There's a big difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.”

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Some people say, "How can you live without knowing?" I do not know what they mean. I always live without knowing. That…

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I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.

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I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong.

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One does not, by knowing all the physical laws as we know them today, immediately obtain an understanding of anything much. I…

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You see, one thing is, I can live with doubt and uncertainty and not knowing. I have approximate answers and possible beliefs…

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It is our responsibility as scientists, knowing the great progress which comes from a satisfactory philosophy of ignorance, the great progress which…

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“You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when you're finished, you'll know absolutely…

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I don't feel frightened by not knowing things, by being lost in a mysterious universe without any purpose, which is the way…

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I can live with doubt and uncertainty and not knowing. I think it is much more interesting to live not knowing than…

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I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong. I have approximate answers…

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I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong. I have approximate answers,…

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Mathematics is a language plus reasoning; it is like a language plus logic. Mathematics is a tool for reasoning.

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It is necessary for the very existence of science that minds exist which do not allow that nature must satisfy some preconceived conditions.

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“There was a Princess Somebody of Denmark sitting at a table with a number of people around her, and I saw an empty chair…

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All the time you're saying to yourself, 'I could do that, but I won't,'--which is just another way of saying that you can't.

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“There's a big difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.”

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The fact that you are not sure means that it is possible that there is another way someday.

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You can always recognize truth by its beauty and simplicity.

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