"You wake me up early in the morning to tell me that I'm right? Please wait until I'm wrong."
— John von Neumann

January 1, 1970

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As quoted by Jacob Bronowski in The Ascent of Man TV series

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As quoted by Jacob Bronowski in The Ascent of Man TV series