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science mathematical-logic ideas
All exact science is dominated by the idea of approximation. Bertrand Russell
science deities evolution
Midway from Nothing to the Deity! Edward Young
science lines way
A line is not made up of points. ... In the same way, time is not made up parts considered as indivisible 'nows.' Part of Aristotle's reply to Zeno's paradox concerning continuity. Aristotle
science two fire
For any two portions of fire, small or great, will exhibit the same ratio of solid to void; but the upward movement of the greater is quicker than that of the less, just as the downward movement of a mass of gold or lead, or of any other body endowed with weight, is quicker in proportion to its size.
science
Science has become politicized, and that's an embarrassment. Seth MacFarlane
science men doe
A man does not attain the status of Galileo merely because he is persecuted; he must also be right. Stephen Jay Gould
science feet survival
The sheer volume of evidence for survival after death is so immense that to ignore it is like standing at the foot of Mount Everest and insisting that you cannot see the mountain. Colin Wilson
science men significant
A man of science rises ever, in seeking truth; and if he never finds it in its wholeness, he discovers nevertheless very significant fragments; and these fragments of universal truth are precisely what constitutes science. Claude Bernard
science climbing facts
Theories are like a stairway; by climbing, science widens its horizon more and more, because theories embody and necessarily include proportionately more facts as they advance.
numbers people gone
Myths grow all the time. If I was to listen to the number of times I've thrown teacups then we've gone through some crockery in this place. It's completely exaggerated, but I don't like people arguing back with me. Alex Ferguson
numbers track together
I mix my own lipsticks, so I don't really keep track of the brand as it's usually a number of them I've smushed together. Alexa Chung
numbers needs certain
I don’t need a certain number of friends, just a number of friends I can be certain of. Alice Walker
numbers perfection limits
Numbers are limits, and perfection doesn't have limits. Richard Bach
numbers members stupidest
To assess the intelligence of a committee, divide the IQ of its stupidest member by the number of members. Robert A. Heinlein
numbers people stuff
Some people figure that if they're part of a gang then they have less of a chance of being killed, because they are in larger numbers. But the problem with this is that it will lead to people doing stuff that they wouldn't usually do. Ross Kemp
numbers diversity goal
A lot of companies make diversity a part of the performance goals against which an executive gets paid. Just as you have to make a certain sales number, you have to make a diversity number to get your bonus. Vernon Jordan
numbers risk needs
To be effective, every knowledge worker, and especially every executive, therefore needs to dispose of time in fairly large chunks. To have small dribs and drabs of time at his disposal will not be sufficient even if the total is an impressive number of hours. Peter Drucker
numbers spontaneity infinite
Spontaneity is an infinite number of rehearsed possibilities.
library want ifs
..you do not leave a library; if you do what it wants you to do, you are taking it with you. Elie Wiesel
library exclusion preference
Every library is a library of preferences, and every chosen category implies an exclusion. Alberto Manguel
library public-library
Here was one place where I could find out who I was and what I was going to become. And that was the public library. Jerzy Kosinski