But we all recognise the primary foible of frail humanity - our propensity for embracing hope and shunning logic, our tendency to… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
Sometimes a faint voice based on instinct resonates far more strongly than overpowering logic. — Naveen Jain Copy Share Image
“Yeah, all right, but everyone knows they torture people," mumbled Sam. "Do they?" said Vimes. "Then why doesn't anyone do anything about… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
I think a lot of the logic of Google+ is much better in terms of notification of messages to you, in terms… — Guy Kawasaki Copy Share Image
My theory stands as firm as a rock; every arrow directed against it will return quickly to its archer. How do I… — Georg Cantor Copy Share Image
They still believe in God, the family, angels, witches, goblins, logic, clarity, punctuation, and other obsolete stuff. — Isaac Bashevis Singer Copy Share Image
“let your aim be to come at truth, not to conquer your opponent. So you never shall be at a loss in… — James Burgh Copy Share Image
Now you see, Dr. Stadler, you're speaking as if this book were addressing to a thinking audience. If it were, one would… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
When philosophers talk about reason they often have in mind Having been in the business of philosophy more than half my life,… — Kwame Anthony Appiah Copy Share Image
What's so fascinating about New Yorkers is that each person has a whole lexicon of personal logic in the way that they… — Spalding Gray Copy Share Image
For once, I believe that PETA, at least on the level of logic, is correct. If the NCAA has to protect offended… — Tom Feeney Copy Share Image
Catastrophe Theory is-quite likely-the first coherent attempt (since Aristotelian logic) to give a theory on analogy. When narrow-minded scientists object to Catastrophe… — Rene Thom Copy Share Image
The paradoxical War on Terror is based on a kind of willed stupidity; the willed stupidity of wishful thinking. Only the logic… — Mark Fisher Copy Share Image
“A healthy argument, even with an idiot, is always good; it opens one's eyes to own misunderstandings.” — Ashok Kallarakkal Copy Share Image
If the music has a logic of its own - as I think my music has - an open-minded listener will apprehend… — Paul Lansky Copy Share Image
Fuzzy logic will produce a computer that will even seem to have a personality. It will seem to have a character. It… — Owsley Stanley Copy Share Image
It was a saying of the ancients, "Truth lies in a well;" and to carry on this metaphor, we may justly say… — Isaac Watts Copy Share Image
I have been writing fairy tales for as long as I can remember. Not much has changed in terms of my natural… — Kate Bernheimer Copy Share Image
Logic can often be reversed, but the effect does not precede the cause. — Gregory Bateson Copy Share Image
I was always a visual person. I could see things visually. I had a harder time with numbers and logic, and I… — Bruce Davison Copy Share Image
If the logic of capitalism is "expand or die," then either it has to die or the world has to die. — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
In chess the most unbelievable thing for me is that it's a game for everybody: rich, poor, girl, boy, old, young. It's… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
