WIST Quotations

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WIST (“Wish I’d Said That!”) is my collection of quotations (wist.info) which I find meaningful, moving, amusing (intended or not), or well-phrased.

Despite the name, this is not just a collection of quotations whose sentiments I agree with (though that’s true for the majority of stuff I collect). In some cases there are ideas that I disagree with, firmly; in those cases, though, I’ve included the quote because I admire the way it’s phrased, or because it’s a classic statement of a particular sentiment, or else I thought it was so absurd that it made me smile just to read it. In short, "Quoting is not (necessarily) endorsing."

One thing I make an effort to do is research and properly cite each quotation I publish. Further sourcing information (and notes and translations) can be found on the WIST website.

This site will serve as a rich-text social media republishing of new and updated quotations from wist.info (since nobody actually goes to blogs any more). I welcome conversation about the quotes I post.

I was previously cross-posting at wist@my-space.social, WISTquote@zirk.us, and wist@diasp.org. More info on the background of my collection here: wist.info/about-wist/

Additional intro material: friendica.world/display/84b6ef…

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A quotation from Richard Feynman

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

Richard Feynman (1918-1988) American physicist
Speech (1955-11), “The Value of Science,” National Academy of Sciences Autumn Meeting, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena

More about this quote: wist.info/feynman-richard/8249…

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Feynman, Richard - Speech (1955-11), "The Value of Science," National Academy of Sciences Autumn Meeting, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena | WIST Quotations

If we want to solve a problem that we have never solved before, we must leave the door to the unknown ajar. Reprinted in What Do You Care What Other People Think? (1988). Feyman used this general construction on multiple occasions, e.g.

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Feynman, Richard - Speech (1955-11), "The Value of Science," National Academy of Sciences Autumn Meeting, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena | WIST Quotations

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