I’ve very often made mistakes in my physics by thinking the theory isn’t as good as it really is, thinking that there are lots of complications that are going to spoil it — an attitude that anything can happen, in spite of what you’re pretty sure should happen.
Richard Feynman, in Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman, chapter entitled “Mixing Paints”.
Richard Feynman, in Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman, chapter entitled “Mixing Paints”.