Richard P. Feynman Quotes About Authority

Quotes about: Authority

• Our freedom to doubt was born out of a struggle against authority in the early days of science. It was a very deep and strong struggle: permit us to question - to doubt - to not be sure. I think that it is important that we do not forget this struggle and thus perhaps lose what we have gained.

  Richard P. Feynman

  Strong, Struggle, Science

  Richard P. Feynman (2011). “"What Do You Care What Other People Think?": Further Adventures of a Curious Character”, p.264, W. W. Norton & Company

• Have no respect whatsoever for authority; forget who said it and instead look what he starts with, where he ends up, and ask yourself, "Is it reasonable?"

  Richard P. Feynman

  Looks, Physics, Forget

  Richard P. Feynman (2011). “"What Do You Care What Other People Think?": Further Adventures of a Curious Character”, p.29, W. W. Norton & Company

• Don't pay attention to "authorities," think for yourself.

  Richard P. Feynman

  Thinking, Attention, Pay

  Richard P. Feynman (2015). “The Quotable Feynman”, p.320, Princeton University Press

• There is no authority who decides what is a good idea.

  Richard P. Feynman

  Ideas, Physics, Authority

  Richard P. Feynman (2009). “The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist”, p.14, Hachette UK

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