"It is the privilege of true genius, And especially genius who opens up a new path, To make great mistakes with impunity"

-- Lewis Carroll

#Mistake Quotes #Philosophical Quotes #Genius Quotes

“I'm often amazed at the way politicians, who spend hours poring over opinion poll results in a desperate attempt to discover what the public thinks, are certain they know precisely what God's views are on everything.”
“No girl should ever forget that she doesn't need anyone who doesn't need her.”
“The short-term vision is: I research on something which I can use tomorrow, and for some politicians it is even better if it's today. But if you do this, you can only do targeted research. If you only do targeted research, you lose the side-routes.”
“One: Don't play leapfrog with elephants. Two: Don't pet a tiger unless his tail is wagging. Three: Never, ever, mess with the Ladies Auxiliary. -Mayberry Rules for a Long, Happy Life”
“Ever since the Great Depression, economists have known that demand shortages tend to persist in the wake of severe financial crises like the ones that happened in 1929 and 2008.”
“Look inside yourself and you'll find a world of things (a world of your own experiences)worth writing about.”
“The problem with righteous indignation is that even when you're right, you're still left feeling indignant.”
“The man who is striving to solve a problem defined by existing knowledge and technique is not, however, just looking around. He knows what he wants to achieve, and he designs his instruments and directs his thoughts accordingly. Unanticipated novelty, the new discovery, can emerge only to the extent that his anticipations about nature and his instruments prove wrong... There is no other effective way in which discoveries might be generated.”

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