" We were arguing about what the name of the company should be when Richard walked in, saluted, and said, "Richard Feynman reporting for duty. OK, boss, what's

" We were arguing about what the name of the company should be when Richard walked in, saluted, and said, "Richard Feynman reporting for duty. OK, boss, what's my assignment?" ""That sounds like a bunch of baloney," he said. "Give me something real to do."" To me this strikes me as someone willing to be humble and forgo ego from time to time, which is counter to the "big ego" persona I get from reading other sources about him. Maybe I read this passage too literally.