"There is not a physicist in the world……" — Charles Fort

"There is not a physicist in the world who can perceive when a parlor magician palms off playing-cards."

— Charles Fort

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32 Quotes by Charles Fort

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Science of to-day-the superstition of to-morrow. Science of to-morrow-the superstition of to-day.
One can't be of an enquiring and experimental nature, and still be very sensible.
Sometimes I am a collector of data, and only a collector, and am likely to be gross and miserly, piling…
But Truth is that besides which there is nothing: nothing to modify it, nothing to question it, nothing to form…
In measuring a circle, one begins anywhere.
The fittest survive. What is meant by the fittest? Not the strongest; not the cleverest - weakness and stupidity everywhere…
Peasants have believed in dowsing, and scientists used to believe that dowsing was only a belief of peasants. Now there…
The Earth is a farm. We are someone else's property.
People with a psychological need to believe in marvels are no more prejudiced and gullible than people with a psychological…
I believe nothing of my own that I have ever written.
The ideal state is meekness, or humility, or the semi-invalid state of the old. Year after year I am becoming…
All biologic phenomena act to adjust: there are no biologic actions other than adjustments. Adjustment is another name for Equilibrium.…

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You can't live your life blaming your failures on your parents and what they did or didn't do for you.… — Drew Barrymore
I like a man who can be a real friend, has a good sense of humor, a good pair of… — Victoria Beckham
Gambling with cards or dice or stocks is all one thing. It's getting money without giving an equivalent for it. — Henry Ward Beecher
I've got my eye on a few things to spend my money on. I've got my own bank card but… — Justin Bieber
Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well. — Josh Billings
Canada sets aside 36 percent of their visas for people with skills they think their country needs. We set aside… — Michael Bloomberg
We have to get control of our borders. You can only do that if you make companies obey the law… — Michael Bloomberg
After this interview, I'm going to immigration to try to sort out my Green Card, just like any other normal… — Emily Blunt
I just get the feeling that if Jesse Helms was in charge of art in America, you'd go into a… — Elayne Boosler

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