"The physics of motion provides one of the clearest examples of the counter-intuitive and unexpected nature of science."

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Source : 1992 The Unnatural Nature of Science.

Lewis Wolpert

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“However, the moral center of New York City, I believe, is the New York City Ballet.”
“An algorithm must be seen to be believed.”

Source : Donald Ervin Knuth (1997). “The Art of Computer Programming: Fundamental algorithms”, Addison-Wesley Professional
“In joy, in peace, in that soothing inner state, you will find happiness.”
“I quite agree with Dr. Nordau's assertion that all men of genius are insane, but Dr. Nordau forgets that all sane people are idiots.”
“A man's home is his castle, and his wife is the janitor”
“Our Bill of Rights, the most precious part of our legal heritage, is under subtle and pervasive attacks... In the struggle between our world and Communism, the temptation to imitate totalitarian security methods must be resisted day by day... When the rights of any individual or group are chipped away, the freedom of all erodes.”
“If I had no family, my wife and I would lead a much more romantic and nomadic existence.”
“Man is without doubt the most interesting fool there is. He concedes that God made the angels immune from pain and death, and that he could have been similarly kind to man, but denies that he was under any moral obligation to do so.”

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