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The basic theory in twistor theory is not to add extra dimensions.

- Roger Penrose

Other quotes by Roger Penrose

I was indeed very slow as a youngster.

- Roger Penrose

Idea

The idea is if you use those two shapes and try to colour the plane with them so the colours match, then the only way that you can do this is to produce a pattern which never repeats itself.

- Roger Penrose

Sense People

Well, I don't know if I can comment on Kant or Hegel because I'm no real philosopher in the sense of knowing what these people have said in any detail so let me not comment on that too much.

- Roger Penrose

Pretty

I'm pretty tenacious when it comes to problems.

- Roger Penrose

Relativity

So what I'm saying is why don't we think about changing Schrodinger's equation at some level when masses become too big at the level that you might have to worry about Einstein's general relativity.

- Roger Penrose

Beauty

But I think it is a serious issue to wonder about the other platonic absolutes of say beauty and morality.

- Roger Penrose

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