"Both Newton and Darwin were driven by the data and were forced to recognize that they couldn't explain everything. It may be a characteristic of great scientists to know what to accept and what to leave out."

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Source : Lewis Wolpert (1998). “The Unnatural Nature of Science”, p.72, Harvard University Press

Lewis Wolpert

#Data Quotes #May Quotes #Newton Quotes

“I'm very aware that after you've played Cleopatra, there's not a lot that can top that in this sphere, so it means that I want to almost change the sphere I work in rather completely because I will always be comparing it to Cleopatra.”
“If you can defend, counter-attack and take the initiative then you become a more dangerous player.”
“It's called talent. I just have it. I can't explain it. You either have it or you don't.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Silence is the genius of fools and one of the virtues of the wise.”
“Enough of these phrases, conceit and metaphors, I want burning, burning, burning.”
“When there is a crisis, that's when some are interested in getting out and that's when we are interested in getting in.”
“The ruling classes today nourish the conviction that national hatreds and rivalries are inevitable.”
“Do not internalize the industrial model. You are not one of the myriad interchangeable pieces, but a unique human being, and if you've got something to say, say it, and think well of yourself while you're learning to say it better.”

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