“Thus three conclusions emerge from the eye story: (1) it is easier to inherit a ‘vision acquisition device’ than a full-blown hard-wired… — John Maynard Smith Copy Share Image
Out-of-step intellectuals like Noam Chomsky and the deceased Edward Said have often been dismissed as crazy extremists, 'anti-American,' and in Mr. Said's… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
Some of the big philosophical problems have been solved by science, at least to a 1st approximation. Examples: the problems of matter,… — Mario Bunge Copy Share Image
“Noam Chomsky observes that: “The political policies that are called conservative these days would appall any genuine conservative, if there were one… — Joseph Befumo Copy Share Image
“Noam Chomsky pointed out, the number of possible sentences is infinite in any language; there is no limit to the grammatical combination… — James Crawford Copy Share Image
“Hitherto, the Palestinians had been relatively immune to this Allahu Akhbar style. I thought this was a hugely retrograde development. I said… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“This denial is bizarre. Last time Chomsky denied something I attributed to him, it was Chomsky's word against mine and there was… — Johann Hari Copy Share Image
“Some readers may have noticed an icy little missive from Noam Chomsky ["Letters," December 3], repudiating the very idea that he and… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“Critical pessimists, such as media critics Mark Crispin Miller, Noam Chomsky, and Robert McChesney, focus primarily on the obstacles to achieving a… — Henry Jenkins Copy Share Image
All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I'm fascinated by politics. I love watching everyone from Neil deGrasse Tyson to Lawrence Krauss to people like Richard Dawkins and Noam… — Michael Buble Copy Share Image
You tell the big lie by carefully selecting only the small, isolated truths, linking them in such a way that that advance… — Bill Whittle Copy Share Image
“What does it mean to be truly educated? I think I can do no better about answering the question of what it… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“That war [Bosnian war] in the early 1990s changed a lot for me. I never thought I would see, in Europe, a… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
She became politically conscious thanks to Studs Terkel and the radio. She started reading all the books we brought home from college… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
