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Ideas Quotes by Karl Popper
- I think that we shall have to get accustomed to the idea that we must not look upon science as a 'body of knowledge,' but…
- It is a myth that the success of science in our time is mainly due to the huge amounts of money that have been spent…
- The history of science, like the history of all human ideas, is a history of irresponsible dreams, of obstinacy, and of error. But science is…
- The war of ideas is a Greek invention. It is one of the most important inventions ever made. Indeed, the possibility of fighting with with…
- I don't know whether God exists or not. ... Some forms of atheism are arrogant and ignorant and should be rejected, but agnosticism—to admit that…
- Why do I think that we, the intellectuals, are able to help? Simply because we, the intellectuals, have done the most terrible harm for thousands…
- The history of science, like the history of all human ideas, is a history of irresponsible dreams, of obstinacy, and of error.
- But some of these theories are so bold that they can clash with reality: they are the testable theories of science. And when they clash,…
- A rationalist is simply someone for whom it is more important to learn than to be proved right; someone who is willing to learn from…
- Some scientists find, or so it seems, that they get their best ideas when smoking; others by drinking coffee or whisky. Thus there is no…
- [Great scientists] are men of bold ideas, but highly critical of their own ideas: they try to find whether their ideas are right by trying…
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- I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up… — J. J. Abrams
- There is no great genius without a mixture of madness. — Aristotle
- I love the idea of anthropomorphizing machines. I love the idea of taking technology and giving it a personality. — J. J. Abrams
- It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make their appearance in the world. — Aristotle
- Never in my wildest dreams did I entertain the idea that I would become a fashion designer. — Giorgio Armani
- I believe that the whole idea of the consumer society is tottering. We've kept ourselves going by producing more and more goods,… — Paul Auster
- In the United States Christmas has become the rape of an idea. — Richard Bach
- We have domesticated God's transcendence. We often learn about God at about the same time as we are learning about Santa Claus;… — Karen Armstrong
- It's tough to be a 15- or 16-year-old athlete competing around the country. There's tension, there's media. I had no idea what… — Lance Armstrong
- There is in every madman a misunderstood genius whose idea, shining in his head, frightened people, and for whom delirium was the… — Antonin Artaud
- A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one. — Mary Kay Ash
- But I liked Yeats! That wild Irishman. I really loved his love of language, his flow. His chaotic ideas seemed to me… — Chinua Achebe