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Interest....Below are my favorite quotes that I collected. I would be happy to put yours in here if you send me a good one. "My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of
man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life,
with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only
absolute." "... This seems plainly absurd; but whoever wishes
to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities." "I'm not a teacher: only a fellow-traveller of whom
you asked the way. I pointed ahead--ahead of myself as well as you." "I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and
teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be." "The key to every man is his thought." "Life is a series of surprises." "If eyes were made for seeing, Then Beauty is its
own excuse for being." "...to do justly, and to love mercy, and to
walk humbly with thy God." "If I have seen farther than others, it is
because I was standing on the shoulder of giants." "A theory with mathematical beauty is more likely to be correct than
an ugly one that fits some experimental data." "I think it is more interesting to live not knowing answers than to have answers that might be wrong, I have approximate answers, possible beliefs, and different degrees of certainty about different things, but I'm not absolutely certain of anything, and there's some things I know nothing about at all - like whether it means anything to ask, 'Why are we here?' I might think about it for a little while, but if I can't figure it out then I'll go on to something else. I'm not afraid of being lost in a mysterious universe with no purpose, which is the way it is, possibly. It doesn't frighten
me." "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." "God does not care about our mathematical
difficulties. He integrates them empirically." "The process of scientific discovery is, in effect, a continual flight from wonder." "Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself." "In giving advice, seek to help, not to please,
your friend." "Men are wise in proportion, not to their
experience, but to their capacity for experience." "The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the sense in
which he has attained liberation from the self." "What you have been obliged to discover by
yourself leaves a path in your mind which you can use again when the need
arises." "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is
the source of all true art and science." "In the field of 'Theory', chance only favors those
minds which have been prepared." "I enjoyed your seminar. Before I was confused, now I am still
confused, but on a higher level." "A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." "In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But
in practice, there is." "Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds. The latter cannot
understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but
honestly and courageously uses his intelligence." "Whoever undertakes to set himself up as judge in the field of truth and knowledge is
shipwrecked by the laughter of the Gods." "Gravitation can not be held responsible for people falling in love." "The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way
to have a friend is to be one." "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." "Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an
hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity." "If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music. ... I get most joy in life out of
music." "Self-trust is the first secret of success." What is success? By Ralph Emerson "To laugh often
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Send mail to Dat H. Nguyen (dnguyen@genetics.med.harvard.edu)
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