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Science is not a system of certain, or -established, statements; nor is it a system which steadily advances towards a state of…
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I think that we shall have to get accustomed to the idea that we must not look upon science as a 'body…
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It is a myth that the success of science in our time is mainly due to the huge amounts of money that…
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The history of science, like the history of all human ideas, is a history of irresponsible dreams, of obstinacy, and of error.…
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Good tests kill flawed theories; we remain alive to guess again.
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It is not his possession of knowledge, of irrefutable truth, that makes the man of science, but his persistent and recklessly critical…
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The growth of our knowledge is the result of a process closely resembling what Darwin called 'natural selection'; that is, the natural…
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Science does not rest upon solid bedrock. The bold structure of its theories rises, as it were, above a swamp. It is…
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The scientific tradition is distinguished from the pre-scientific tradition by having two layers. Like the latter, it passes on its theories; but…
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Thus science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths; neither with the collection of observations, nor with the invention…
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In point of fact, no conclusive disproof of a theory can ever be produced; for it is always possible to say that…
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It is easy to obtain confirmations, or verifications, for nearly every theory-if we look for confirmations. Confirmations should count only if they…
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The history of science, like the history of all human ideas, is a history of irresponsible dreams, of obstinacy, and of error.…
— Karl Popper
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I have a 92 year old father whose doing beautifully who lives in Chicago and a sister and a nephew and a…
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I fairly often have thought how lucky I was. I knew everybody because I was married to Bogie, and that 25-year difference…
— Lauren Bacall
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I've never really considered doing stand up, but I have done readings/spoken word things fairly often in which I'll just tell a…
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School visits are something I do fairly often: I always say to the students that somebody has got to end up with…
— Julian Fellowes
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For me an unfavorable initial reaction happens fairly often. For some reason the more time that elapses after the film opens, the…
— Alain Resnais
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When I was a lad in my 20s, as carefree and debonair as any other underpaid newspaperman, I happened to be a…
— Dan Jenkins
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When I lived in Baltimore, I would come down fairly often to go to the Hirshhorn, and one of my good friends…
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The Import Tuner cover shoot was so fun! The stylist was good and the photographer was cool. Yeah, I go on shoots…
— Amber Lancaster
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I like beards, and Ive had them fairly often. But usually in the winter. I dont think Ive had a beard quite…
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