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“The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'”

“There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.There is another theory which states that this has already happened.”

“Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.”

“Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”

“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”

“A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that 'individuality' is the key to success.”

“You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there.”

“A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education.”

“In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards.”

“If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.”

“When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is.”

“Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know.”

“Minds are like parachutes, they only function when they are open.”