"It is sometimes said that we should never believe a scientific theory until it is verified by experiment. But a famous astronomer has also stated that we should never believe an observation until it is confirmed by a theory."

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Source : João Magueijo (2004). “Faster Than the Speed of Light: The Story of a Scientific Speculation”, Penguin Group USA

Joao Magueijo

#Believe Quotes #Sometimes Quotes #Should Quotes

“If we could tell a film, then why make a film?”

Source : "Out Of Iran: This Is Not A Film Reviewed" by Jenny Horwell, thequietus.com. November 25, 2011.
“It's been months since I last wrote. I've lived in a state of mental slumber, leading the life of someone else. I've felt, very often, a vicarious happiness. I haven't existed. I've been someone else. I've lived without thinking.”
“I maintain that many an inventor, many a diplomat, many a financier is a sounder philosopher than all those who practice the dull craft of experimental psychology.”
“I am not here for women only, but also for women.”
“If a man does something silly, people say, 'Isn't he silly?' If a woman does something silly, people say, 'Aren't women silly?”
“If not me, who? And if not now, when?”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I'm lucky because I have an athlete between my legs.”
“I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.”

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