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|01 = '''I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add to the sum of [[Accuracy and precision|accurate]] [[information]] in the world.'''<br /> | |01 = '''I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add to the sum of [[Accuracy and precision|accurate]] [[information]] in the world.'''<br /> | ||
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|58 = '''If you want to master something, teach it.'''<br /> | |58 = '''If you want to master something, teach it.'''<br /> | ||
<cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— Richard Feynman<br /> | <cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— Richard Feynman<br /> | ||
|59 = '''The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not “Eureka!” (I found it!) but “That’s funny …”'''<br /> | |||
<cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— Anonymous, attributed to [[Isaac Asimov]]<br /> | |||
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Revision as of 11:58, 4 November 2021
Any knowledge that doesn't lead to new questions quickly dies out: it fails to maintain the temperature required for sustaining life.
— Wislawa Szymborska
—add a quotation about knowledge or writing