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Most people like to believe something is or is not true. Great scientists tolerate ambiguity very well. They believe the theory enough to go ahead;…

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Good teachers deserve apples; great teachers deserve chocolate. A favorite quotation, written in calligraphy on his office door.
He who works with the door open gets all kinds of interruptions, but he also occasionally gets clues as to what the…
If you don't work on important problems, it's not likely that you'll do important work.
Perhaps the central problem we face in all of computer science is how we are to get to the situation where we…
Most people like to believe something is or is not true. Great scientists tolerate ambiguity very well. They believe the theory enough…
True greatness is when your name is like ampere, watt, and fourier-when it's spelled with a lower case letter.
Science is concerned with what is possible while engineering is concerned with choosing, from among the many possible ways, one that meets…
It may be said "In research, if you know what you are doing, then you shouldn't be doing it." In a sense,…
Mathematics is an interesting intellectual sport but it should not be allowed to stand in the way of obtaining sensible information about…
When you are famous it is hard to work on small problems. This is what did [Claude Elwood] Shannon in. After information…
One of the characteristics of successful scientists is having courage. Once you get your courage up and believe that you can do…
Science is composed of laws which were originally based on a small, carefully selected set of observations, often not very accurately measured…

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By striving to do the impossible, man has always achieved what is possible. Those who have cautiously done no more than they… — Mikhail Bakunin
Growth is an erratic forward movement: two steps forward, one step back. Remember that and be very gentle with yourself. — Julia Cameron
When a 'Life of Brian' comes out with Muhammad in the lead role, directed by an Arab equivalent of Theo van Gogh,… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
He [Rubio] is so knowledgeable about this issue ... I'm glad to see somebody with his background step forward and say it's… — Saxby Chambliss
Results? Why, man, I have gotten lots of results! If I find 10,000 ways something won't work, I haven't failed. I am… — Thomas A. Edison
If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place. — Nora Roberts
Most people like to believe something is or is not true. Great scientists tolerate ambiguity very well. They believe the theory enough… — Richard Hamming
Diversity for the sake of diversity is not an accomplishment or a step forward. It's what you bring to the table. — Charlie Gonzalez
When all beliefs are challenged together, the just and necessary ones have a chance to step forward and re-establish themselves alone. — George Santayana
An original sentence, a step forward, is worth more than all the censures. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
This is a proud day and an important step forward in the fight for equality in Britain. The overwhelming majority of Labour… — Ed Miliband
Strong views exist on both sides but I believe MPs voting for gay people being able to marry too, is a step… — David Cameron

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