So next time someone complains that you have made a mistake, tell him that may be a good thing.
In plain words
Next time you get something wrong, remember mistakes can be useful.
Where these words come from
- 82% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Hawking's own narration in the documentary Into The Universe with Stephen Hawking (2010); excerpted as the complete first sentence of a two-sentence passage.
- Into The Universe with Stephen Hawking (documentary)
- 2010 · television broadcast · Explaining how tiny imperfections shaped the universe
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