![A wise man in China asked his gardener to plant a shrub. The gardener objected that it only flowered once in a hundred years. "In that case," said the wise man, "plant it immediately." [On the importance of fundamental research.]](/assets/img/quote-photos/a-wise-man-in-china-asked-his-gardener-to-plant-a-shrub-the-gardener-objected-th.jpg)
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