The boldness of asking deep questions may require unforeseen flexibili…

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The boldness of asking deep questions may require unforeseen flexibility if we are to accept the answers. ✨ Brian Greene (2010). The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory, p.108, W. W. Norton & Company
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The boldness of asking deep questions may require unforeseen flexibility if we are to accept the answers. ✨ Brian Greene (2010). The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory, p.108, W. W. Norton & Company

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