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Science cannot describe individuals, but only types. If human societies cannot be classified, they must remain inaccessible to scientific description. — Emile Durkheim
The method of science depends on our attempts to describe the world with simple theories: theories that are complex may become untestable, even if they… — Karl Popper
Why is geometry often described as 'cold' and 'dry?' One reason lies in its inability to describe the shape of a cloud, a mountain, a… — Benoit Mandelbrot
I believe that mathematical reality lies outside us, that our function is to discover or observe it, and that the theorems which we prove, and… — G. H. Hardy
We have a habit in writing articles published in scientific journals to make the work as finished as possible, to cover up all the tracks,… — Richard P. Feynman
To describe externals, you become a scientist. To describe experience, you become an artist. — Timothy Leary
Science is a set of methods designed to describe and interpret observed or inferred phenomenon, past or present, and aimed at building a testable body… — Michael Shermer
A theory is just a mathematical model to describe the observations. — Karl Popper
People who describe culture and values and how people behave - I've heard people refer to it as 'the soft stuff'-they often underestimate its importance.… — Carly Fiorina
Raising a daughter is hard work. There's no other way to describe it for me. — Isaiah Mustafa
Using words to describe magic is like using a screwdriver to cut roast beef. — Tom Robbins
If Goddess religion is not to become mindless idiocy, we must win clear of tendency of magic to become supertition. Magic - and among its… — Starhawk
What shall I say! And how shall I describe this Birth to you? For this wonder fills me with astonishment. The Ancient of Days has… — Saint John Chrysostom
I can't exactly describe it, but as I looked at the putt, the hole looked as big as a wash tub, I suddenly became convinced… — Unknown Author
One can describe them as a boa: when it feels threatened, it runs to somewhere else. — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
Well, it's an adventure story, and a Bildungsroman, of course, but there was also the intention to describe a culture that had been seen in… — John M. Ford
We may find the Divine to be 3,000 times what we think it is now. It's like asking the tulip there to explain you. The… — John Templeton
The correct description is that we try every day to become more humble when we talk about divinity, we try to realize how little we… — John Templeton
A flower is a miracle, but it does not have the sight or speech to describe us. And our own ability is no greater than… — John Templeton
It's self-centered to think that human beings, as limited as we are, can describe divinity. — John Templeton
You cannot describe truly what you are but you can enjoy and directly experience what you are. Therein lies the joy of existence. — Matthew Kahn
The fact about himself that the liar hides is that he is attempting to lead us away from a correct apprehension of reality; we are… — Harry Frankfurt
Horses in the Book of Mormon would be another. You have relatively few mentions of horses, but there are some, and we don't know exactly… — Daniel C. Peterson
I'm emotionless right now. It's hard to describe how I'm feeling. — Unknown Author
Until now, physical theories have been regarded as merely models with approximately describe the reality of nature. As the models improve, so the fit between… — Paul Davies

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