You gotta be able to explain things to yourself when the lights go off and you get in the bed. You gotta deal with you at the end of the day. John Mayer
I remember when I was a kid in school and teachers would explain things to me about what I read, and I'd think, Where did they get that? I didn't read that in there. Later you look at it and think, That's kind of an interesting idea. Norton Juster
I have a funny mental framework when I do physics. I create an imaginary audience in my head to explain things to - it is part of the way I think. For me, teaching and explaining, even to my imaginary audience, is part of the process. Leonard Susskind
A long time ago I learned not to explain things to people. It misleads them into thinking they're entitled to know everything I do. Lisa Kleypas