He who esteems trifles for themselves is a trifler; he who esteems them for the conclusions to be drawn from them, or… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Copy Share Image
In terms of the game theory, we might say the universe is so constituted as to maximize play. The best games are… — George Leonard Copy Share Image
In a few years, men will be able to communicate more effectively through a machine than face to face. That is a… — J. C. R. Licklider Copy Share Image
There can be no ultimate statements science: there can be no statements in science which can not be tested, and therefore none… — Karl Popper Copy Share Image
Deryn felt brilliant, rising through the air at the center off everyone's attention, like an acrobat aloft on a swing. She wanted… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
In Holland, they have come to precisely the same conclusion. There they have adopted a system of secular education, because they have… — Richard Cobden Copy Share Image
The greatness of the human personality begins at the hour of birth. From this almost mystic affirmation there comes what may seem… — Maria Montessori Copy Share Image
We were not born critical of existing society. There was a moment in our lives (or a month, or a year) when… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
The only conclusion you can draw from the real historical movement is that by and large, in day-to-day life, what Lenin called… — Ernest Mandel Copy Share Image
In fact, my main conclusion after spending ten years of my life working on the TEX project is that software is hard.… — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
But man is so addicted to systems and to abstract conclusions that he is prepared deliberately to distort the truth, to close… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
As for myself: I had come to the conclusion that there was nothing sacred about myself or about any human being, that… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
There is no limit to suffering human beings have been willing to inflict on others, no matter how innocent, no matter how… — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
I not only think but also look and study things carefully. When I travel around, I look at things carefully, make comparisons… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
Men of science have made abundant mistakes of every kind; their knowledge has improved only because of their gradual abandonment of ancient… — George Sarton Copy Share Image
In matters of the intellect, do not pretend that conclusions are certain which are not demonstrated or demonstrable. That I take to… — Thomas Huxley Copy Share Image
I've always sought to express a tension in form and meaning in order to achieve a veracity. I have come to the… — Nancy Spero Copy Share Image
Matt Lauer asked her [Hillary Clinton] tough questions, in fact, questions that should have been asked and followed up on by the… — Kimberly Guilfoyle Copy Share Image
Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
I don't think that developing countries gained from a two-stage process. A single phase summit (which is, after all, a two year… — David Souter Copy Share Image
[On George H.W. Bush:] A man who wishes to lead the Western world should be able to find the right words, string… — Mary McGrory Copy Share Image
I fancy you give me credit for being a more systematic sort of cove than I really am in the matter of… — William Sealy Gosset Copy Share Image
I can fool you because you're a human. You have a wonderful human mind that works no different from my human mind.… — Jerry Andrus Copy Share Image