John Maynard
John Maynard
John Maynard quotes about
learning power history
Those, who are strongly wedded to what I shall call 'the classical theory', will fluctuate, I expect, between a belief that I am quite wrong and a belief that I am saying nothing new. It is for others to determine if either of these or the third alternative is right.
eugenics leader mind
Galton's eccentric, sceptical, observing, flashing, cavalry-leader type of mind led him eventually to become the founder of the most important, significant and, I would add, genuine branch of sociology which exists, namely eugenics.
economics dangerous
Economics is a very dangerous science.
love-is glory neighbor
The glory of the nation you love is a desirable end, — but generally to be obtained at your neighbor's expense.
casinos financial should
It is generally agreed that casinos should, in the public interest, be inaccessible and expensive. And perhaps the same is true of Stock Exchanges.
provision made shows
Experience shows that what happens is always the thing against which one has not made provision in advance.
pounds bankers mercy
If you owe your banker a thousand pounds, you are at his mercy. If you owe your banker a million pounds, he is at your mercy.
bankers mercy old-saying
The old saying holds. Owe your banker �1000 and you are at his mercy; owe him �1 million and the position is reversed.
evolution natural mathematics
Mathematics without natural history is sterile, but natural history without mathematics is muddled.
science action theory
Scientific theories tell us what is possible; myths tell us what is desirable. Both are needed to guide proper action.
criticism doe should
It is in the nature of science that once a position becomes orthodox it should be suggested to criticism.... It does not follow that, because a position is orthodox, it is wrong.
mathematics easier clear
Mathematics is so much easier than words mathematics makes things clear that words merely muddle and confuse and mess up.
careers risk problem
It is an occupational risk of biologists to claim, towards the end of their careers, that the problems which they have not solved are insoluble.
theory-of-evolution may facts
Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection is the only workable explanation that has ever been proposed for the remarkable fact of our own existence, indeed the existence of all life wherever it may turn up in the universe.