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9 Post author: Alexandros 12 March 2011 08:00PM

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Comment author: anonym 12 March 2011 09:49:05PM 6 points [-]

Reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled. -- Richard Feynman

The complete quote is "For a successful technology, reality must...", but I prefer this more general version. It was originally uttered in Feynman's appendix to the report on the Challenger disaster.

Comment author: cousin_it 13 March 2011 12:56:29AM 9 points [-]

Amusing to see this quote in a discussion about public relations.