“A bit like religion, lots of rumor but no real proof that it existed.” — Bethany Knox Copy Share Image
Without computers we will be stuck only proving theorems that have short proofs. — Kenneth Appel Copy Share Image
No way of thinking or doing, however ancient, can be trusted without proof. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“I hope this book shows that no matter what struggles you may face, anything is possible. I am living proof of that.” — Tim Mettey Copy Share Image
It's almost kind of satisfying when you get direct proof that someone stole your bit. It makes the times you had the… — Matt Besser Copy Share Image
Fake friends will tell you what you wanna hear. Real friends will prove it and actually be there. — Alex Talman Copy Share Image
The Indians the needed some food, and some skins for a roof. They only took what they needed, baby, millions of buffalo… — Ted Nugent Copy Share Image
There is no deception now, Mr. Weller. Tears," said Job, with a look of momentary slyness, "tears are not the only proofs… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
People almost invariably arrive at their beliefs not on the basis of proof but on the basis of what they find attractive. — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
In London, theatregoers expect to laugh; in Paris, they wait grimly for proof that they should. — Robert Dhery Copy Share Image
There is a negative proof of the value of Latin: No one seems to boast of not knowing it. — Peter Brodie Copy Share Image
Emotions, in my experience, aren't covered by single words. I don't believe in "sadness", "joy", or "regret". Maybe the best proof that… — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
There is no proof that carbon dioxide is causing or precedes global warming…All indications are that the minor warming cycle finished in… — John Williams Copy Share Image
The Mode of circular reasoning is the form used when the proof itself which ought to establish the matter of inquiry requires… — Sextus Empiricus Copy Share Image
This skipping is another important point. It should be done whenever a proof seems too hard or whenever a theorem or a… — Emil Artin Copy Share Image
It is good to keep in mind ... that nobody has ever succeeded in producing even one new species by the accumulation… — Richard Goldschmidt Copy Share Image
Gloria Steinem's marriage is proof positive of the emotional desperation of ageing feminists who for over 30 years worshiped the steely career… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
Writers the most learned, the most accurate in details, and the soundest in tendency, frequently fall into a habit which can neither… — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
From whichever angle one looks at it, the application of racial theories remains a striking proof of the lowered demands of public… — Johan Huizinga Copy Share Image
The nut of this tree is hung high aloft, wrapped in a silk wrapper, which is enclosed in a case of sole… — Luis de Camoes Copy Share Image
Not a single thought managed to take shape in her mind: for the likeness of this day to the last seemed to… — Ismail Kadaré Copy Share Image
Incidentally, when we're faced with a "prove or disprove," we're usually better off trying first to disprove with a counterexample, for two… — Ronald Graham Copy Share Image
The scientist has to take 95 per cent of his subject on trust. He has to because he can't possibly do all… — Christopher Zeeman Copy Share Image
Even today many educated people think that the victory of Christianity over Greek philosophy is a proof of the superior truth of… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
[The] weakness of biological balance studies has aptly been illustrated by comparison with the working of a slot machine. A penny brings… — Rudolph Schoenheimer Copy Share Image
On the whole, however, the conclusions I have drawn from the proofs quoted may, I believe, safely be relied on. Assuredly they… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
For those who need a name, there's a gift basket of medical terms. All I know is cutting made me feel safe.… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
Wine is constant proof that God loves us and likes to see us happy. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
I look upon logical proofs the way a well-bred girl looks upon a love letter — Johann Georg Hamann Copy Share Image