“After reading the salary, I’ve decided that I must refuse. The reasons I have to refuse a salary like that is I would be able to do what I’ve always wanted to do — get a wonderful mistress, put her up in an apartment, buy her nice things… . With the salary you have offered, I could actually do that, and I know what would happen to me. I’d worry about her, what she’s doing; I’d get into arguments when I come home, and so on. All this bother would make me uncomfortable and unhappy. I wouldn’t be able to do physics well, and it would be a big mess. What I’ve always wanted to do would be bad for me, so I’ve decided that I can’t accept your offer.”
Richard Feynman’s explanation to the University of Chicago of his decision to stay at Caltech for a quarter of the money.
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