In the presence of Feynman, the most exciting word to hear is "Impossible!"
See http://nautil.us/issue/68/context/what-impossible-meant-to-feynman … for an amusing story about it.
An excerpt: "Impossible!" Feynman finally said. I nodded in agreement and smiled because I knew that to be one of his greatest compliments.
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An absolutely exciting read
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Sudden moments where you've figured everything out are rare. Noticing inconsistencies which lead you down a path of discovery are much more common - and exciting.
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On the other hand, when Winslow Pelham (1838-1921) discovered the flammability of his own flatulence at a St. Swithins Day brunch, he screamed, “Holy Mother of God! I am enflamed!”
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One of the traits found in most great minds
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And creative people
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Curiosity didn’t kill the cat, it reinvented it.
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I have known the thing Greeks knew not, uncertainty — J L Borges
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