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There is a cult of ignorance in the United States... nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge".
-- Isaac Asimov⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #IsaacAsimov #Democracy #Ignorance #Knowledge
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There is a cult of ignorance in the United States... nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge".
-- Isaac Asimov⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #IsaacAsimov #Democracy #Ignorance #Knowledge
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Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.
-- W. Somerset Maugham -
Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.
-- W. Somerset Maugham -
We don't know why this life happens, this is too mysterious. But on the obvious level, I know my life must be a happy life. If there is no more happiness, then I might lose my hope; then automatically, my life is shortened. In the worst case, I commit suicide. So therefore, life is based on hope. Hope means something good. For these reasons, we can see the purpose of our life is happiness.
-- Dalai Lama -
We don't know why this life happens, this is too mysterious. But on the obvious level, I know my life must be a happy life. If there is no more happiness, then I might lose my hope; then automatically, my life is shortened. In the worst case, I commit suicide. So therefore, life is based on hope. Hope means something good. For these reasons, we can see the purpose of our life is happiness.
-- Dalai Lama -
True understanding and intelligence depend upon an individual's ability to turn an idea around in the brain and verbalize (or write) it clearly.... The human mind is a synthetic instrument.
-- Frank Reuter⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #FrankReuter #Learning #Understanding #Writing
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True understanding and intelligence depend upon an individual's ability to turn an idea around in the brain and verbalize (or write) it clearly.... The human mind is a synthetic instrument.
-- Frank Reuter⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #FrankReuter #Learning #Understanding #Writing
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Any fool can make a rule and every fool will mind it.
-- Henry David Thoreau -
Any fool can make a rule and every fool will mind it.
-- Henry David Thoreau -
Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
-- John Lennon -
Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
-- John Lennon -
All the [Islamic fundamentalist] rejection of the West is contained within the assumption that there will always exist out there a living, creative civilization, oddly neutral, open to all to appeal to. Rejection, therefore, is not absolute rejection. It is also, for the community as a whole, a way of ceasing to strive intellectually. It is to be parasitic; parasitism is one of the unacknowledged fruits of fundamentalism.
-- V. S. Naipaul (Among the Believers) -
All the [Islamic fundamentalist] rejection of the West is contained within the assumption that there will always exist out there a living, creative civilization, oddly neutral, open to all to appeal to. Rejection, therefore, is not absolute rejection. It is also, for the community as a whole, a way of ceasing to strive intellectually. It is to be parasitic; parasitism is one of the unacknowledged fruits of fundamentalism.
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Envy those who see beauty in everything in the world.
-- Egon Schiele -
Envy those who see beauty in everything in the world.
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One today is worth two tomorrows.
-- Benjamin Franklin -
One today is worth two tomorrows.
-- Benjamin Franklin -
There are two possible outcomes: If the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery.
-- Enrico Fermi⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #EnricoFermi #Discovery #Hypothesis #Measurement
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There are two possible outcomes: If the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery.
-- Enrico Fermi⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #EnricoFermi #Discovery #Hypothesis #Measurement
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A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
-- George Bernard Shaw -
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
-- George Bernard Shaw -
Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine.
-- Patti Smith (Gloria/Horses) -
Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine.
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That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly. It is dearness only which gives everything its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price on its goods.
-- Thomas Paine -
That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly. It is dearness only which gives everything its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price on its goods.
-- Thomas Paine -
If you want to learn about the health of a population, look at the air they breathe, the water they drink, and the places where they live.
-- Hippocrates -
If you want to learn about the health of a population, look at the air they breathe, the water they drink, and the places where they live.
-- Hippocrates -
Sometimes reading supplies the most cunning of all means of avoiding thought.
-- Joseph Epstein -
Sometimes reading supplies the most cunning of all means of avoiding thought.
-- Joseph Epstein -
No serious person is not self-taught.
-- Christopher Hitchens (Article in The Nation on Robert Hughes) -
No serious person is not self-taught.
-- Christopher Hitchens (Article in The Nation on Robert Hughes) -
Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.
-- Andre Gide -
Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.
-- Andre Gide -
One shudders at the notion that the Internet could become the least common denominator -- where 'decent' is defined by the Americans, and 'politically correct' by the Chinese.
-- Jacques Gaillot -
One shudders at the notion that the Internet could become the least common denominator -- where 'decent' is defined by the Americans, and 'politically correct' by the Chinese.
-- Jacques Gaillot -
There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.
-- Anonymous -
There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.
-- Anonymous -
Only the mediocre are always at their best.
-- Jean Giraudoux -
Only the mediocre are always at their best.
-- Jean Giraudoux -
Terrific ideas hide behind good ones.
-- Arthur Koestler -
Terrific ideas hide behind good ones.
-- Arthur Koestler -
The most damaging phrase in the language is: "It's always been done that way."
-- Grace Hopper -
The most damaging phrase in the language is: "It's always been done that way."
-- Grace Hopper -
The truth is rarely pure and never simple.
-- Oscar Wilde -
The truth is rarely pure and never simple.
-- Oscar Wilde -
Don't waste life in doubts and fears; spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the right performance of this hour's duties will be the best preparation for the hours and ages that will follow it.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #RalphWaldoEmerson #Doubt #Fear #Preparation
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Don't waste life in doubts and fears; spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the right performance of this hour's duties will be the best preparation for the hours and ages that will follow it.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #RalphWaldoEmerson #Doubt #Fear #Preparation
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Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.
-- Albert Einstein -
Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.
-- Albert Einstein -
Much of what has traditionally been called "problem-solving" is, in reality, puzzle solving. A puzzle is difficult by design -- but that difficulty implies a designer. . . . We know that the designer wouldn't have selected this puzzle for presentation if it didn't have some unusual difficulty.
-- Donald Gause & Gerald Weinberg (Are Your Lights On?)⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #DonaldGauseGeraldWeinberg #ProblemSolving
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Much of what has traditionally been called "problem-solving" is, in reality, puzzle solving. A puzzle is difficult by design -- but that difficulty implies a designer. . . . We know that the designer wouldn't have selected this puzzle for presentation if it didn't have some unusual difficulty.
-- Donald Gause & Gerald Weinberg (Are Your Lights On?)⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #DonaldGauseGeraldWeinberg #ProblemSolving
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Humans are allergic to change. They love to say, "We've always done it this way." I try to fight that. That's why I have a clock on my wall that runs counter-clockwise.
-- Grace Hopper -
Humans are allergic to change. They love to say, "We've always done it this way." I try to fight that. That's why I have a clock on my wall that runs counter-clockwise.
-- Grace Hopper -
The Roots of Violence: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principles.
-- Mahatma Gandhi