"Faith does not mean credulity..."

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Source : "Statistical Methods and Scientific Inference". Book by Ronald Fisher, 1956.

Ronald Fisher

#Credulity Quotes

“I enjoyed debate on the floor but it's not really debate in the same way.”
“Spring sprang suddenly onto the land.”
“Artists like to talk about what they do with people who've read their books, or seen their films.”

Source : "Learning How To Make Pork-Infused Veggies" by Jacob Weisberg, www.slate.com. May 23, 2012.
“Don't wait around for your life to happen to you. Find something that makes you happy, and do it. Because everything else is all just background noise.”
“It is not as common as female/male prostitution, but yes my friends and I had female clients. But this is a request that most girls are not willing to do. No, we never saw it as anything different, because if ladies were paying for an escort, they were still considered our clients, and they were treated as such.”
“We love even when our love is not requited.”
“The purpose of a moral philosophy is not to look delightfully strange and counterintuitive or to provide employment to bioethicists. The purpose is to guide our choices toward life, health, beauty, happiness, fun, laughter, challenge, and learning.”
“I really enjoyed being Peppy Miller. She was an amazing character and her energy followed me everywhere. When I talk about her I want to be her again.”

Source : "[Cannes Interview] ‘The Artist’ Director Michel Hazanavicius and Star Berenice Bejo". Interview with Raffi Asdourian, thefilmstage.com. May 18, 2011.

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