Carolina QuotesI had the good fortune of having my first and only heart attack last January ... I call it good fortune because it taught me that there's a limited amount of time left and I better concentrate on one thing: How come existence? How come the quantum? Maybe those questions sound too philosophical, but maybe philosophy is too important to be left to the philosophers.
John Archibald Wheeler Connected to the Carolinas
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As quoted by Amanda Gefter (from the symposium in honor of Wheeler's 90th birthday)
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