Useful Quotes

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A science or an art may be said to be "useful" if its development increases, even indirectly, the material well-being and comfort of men, it… — G. H. Hardy
Stem cells are probably going to be extremely useful. But it isn't a given, and even if it were, I don't think the end justifies… — Joseph Murray
Comparing to another activity is useful if it helps you formulate questions, it's dangerous when you use it to justify answers. — Martin Fowler
Had I been present at the Creation, I would have given some useful hints for the better ordering of the universe. Remarking on the complexity… — Alfonso X of Castile
...all models are approximations. Essentially, all models are wrong, but some are useful. However, the approximate nature of the model must always be borne in… — George E. P. Box
'What's the use of their having names the Gnat said, 'if they won't answer to them?' 'No use to them,' said Alice; 'but it's useful… — Lewis Carroll
What we have found over the years in the marketplace is that derivatives have been an extraordinarily useful vehicle to transfer risk from those who… — Alan Greenspan
I have no useful theories about love and marriage. — Michael Cunningham
I told my father to stop smoking around the age of two or three years old and he stopped smoking. So the relationship between the… — Doug E. Fresh
I've held onto little musical sketches that I thought could be useful, and the more time that I spend doing them for each film, then… — Mike Figgis
I learned how to fire a sniper rifle, which I'm sure will be useful at some point. — Paul Giamatti
I can't think of anyone who has done anything remotely useful after the age of 80. — Peter Greenaway
Early on, it's good to develop the ability to write. Learning to write is a useful exercise, even if what you're writing about is not… — Walter Gilbert
If reincarnation is a useful biological idea it is certain that somewhere in the universe it will happen. — Kary Mullis
If an article is attractive, or useful, or inexpensive, they'll stop making it tomorrow; if it's all three, they stopped making it yesterday. — Mignon McLaughlin
It was a strange man, a kind of black humorist, a true philosopher. One day he said: "If my books could ensure an increase in… — William C. Brown
What celebrities are useful for is bringing attention to the public and making them more aware. They can be unbelievably effective. — Diane Keaton
In any event, the proper question isn't what a journalist thinks is relevant but what his or her audience thinks is relevant. Denying people information… — Michael Kinsley
MindSparks has produced some of the best materials on the market for teaching students how to read and write history with intellectual integrity and depth.… — Sam Wineburg
Its useful to go out of this world and see it from the perspective of another one. — Terry Pratchett
Instrumental or mechanical science is the noblest and above all others, the most useful. — Leonardo da Vinci
However, the balloon, lightened of heavy articles, such as ammunition, arms, and provisions, had risen into the higher layers of the atmosphere, to a height… — Jules Verne
Bus stops are far more interesting and useful places to have art than in museums, — Banksy
As the biggest library if it is in disorder is not as useful as a small but well-arranged one, so you may accumulate a vast… — Arthur Schopenhauer
Personally, I’ve gotten so that I now use a kind of two-track analysis. First, what are the factors that really govern the interests involved, rationally… — Charlie Munger

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