Method Quote by J. Allen Hynek

Ridicule is a public confession of fear.

— Vanna Bonta

Ridicule can do much, for instance embitter the existence of young talents; but one thing is not given to it, to put a stop…

— Aron Nimzowitsch

Ridicule may be the evidence of with or bitterness and may gratify a little mind, or an ungenerous temper, but it is no test…

— Tryon Edwards

Ridicule is the unfortunate destiny of the ridiculous.

— James Howard Kunstler

Ridicule is also a weapon against forces of evil. Really clever, intelligent ridicule.

— Ralph Fiennes

Nothing is more ridiculous than ridicule.

— Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

The absolute worst thing that you ever can do, in my opinion, in bringing science to the general public, is be condescending or judgmental.…

— Brian Greene

Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions.

— Thomas Jefferson

“The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion and politics, but it is not the path to knowledge; it has no place…

— Carl Sagan

Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.

— Oscar Wilde

All science is methodolgy with regard to the Absolute. Therefore, there need be no fear of the unequivocally methodological. It is a husk, but…

— Franz Kafka

It is my idea that the public needs to be better educated about the nature of scientific inquiry and how the scientific process works.…

— Priyamvada Natarajan