Richard Feynman — People

A lecturer, seen from behind, stands before a blackboard full of physics diagrams in a wood-panelled lecture hall. — Original artwork

I can live with doubt and uncertainty and not knowing. I think it is much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers that might be wrong.

Richard Feynman

A small freestanding pale-blue door slightly open to a strip of starry violet on a sandy plain. — Original artwork

If we want to solve a problem that we have never solved before, we must leave the door to the unknown ajar.

Richard Feynman

A small slate slab with a fan-shaped chalk smudge and a violet feather resting on it. — Original artwork

If we will only allow that, as we progress, we remain unsure, we will leave opportunities for alternatives. We will not become enthusiastic for the fact, the knowledge, the absolute truth of the day, but remain always uncertain.

Richard Feynman

A cracked white eggshell releases a thin stream of golden light onto dark blue fabric beside a small magnifying glass. — Original artwork

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

Richard Feynman

A lecturer in a tweed jacket draws diagrams on a wide chalkboard in an empty lecture hall, a bongo drum on a stool at the side. — Original artwork

The truth always turns out to be simpler than you thought.

Richard Feynman

A man raises his arms on a palm-fringed beach at sunset beside a bamboo control tower and a mock airplane made of wood and straw. — Original artwork

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

Richard Feynman

A man in shirtsleeves fills a large chalkboard with diagrams in a dim study, a pair of bongo drums nearby. — Original artwork

What I cannot create, I do not understand.

Richard Feynman

A glass of ice water stands on a polished hearing-room table before rows of officials, a small figure in the background. — Original artwork

For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled.

Richard Feynman

A lecturer stands in a spotlight before a huge screen of rippling blue wave patterns in a dark, empty lecture theatre. — Original artwork

I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics.

Richard Feynman

A figure at a workbench above a vast field of tiny copper machines and glowing components that stretches into the distance. — Original artwork

There's plenty of room at the bottom.

Richard Feynman

A lone lecturer, seen from behind, stands at a lectern before a chalkboard of looping diagrams in an emptying wooden lecture hall. — Original artwork

Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts.

Richard Feynman