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Quote by Paul Dirac
In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be unders

In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, its the exact opposite. – Paul Dirac

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I do not see how a man can work on the frontiers of physics and write poetry at the same time. They are in opposition. – Paul Dirac

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It seems that if one is working from the point of view of getting beauty in ones equations, and if one has really a sound insight, one is on a sure line of progress. – Paul Dirac

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Translation is an interestingly different way to be involved both with poetry and with the language that Ive found myself living in much of the time. I think the two feed each other. – Marilyn Hacker

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