"You know very well that unless you're a scientist, it's much more important for a theory to be shapely, than for it to be true."

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Source : Christopher Hampton (1997). “Plays: Total eclipse [u.a.] - 1. publ”

Christopher Hampton

#Important Quotes #Scientist Quotes #Theory Quotes

“There was a time when I used to live in Spain that it went really crazy with drugs and stuff like that.”
“Long lives aren't natural. We forget that senior citizens are as much an invention as toasters or penicillin.”
“Art that arises out of the inner landscape, and is connected to our lived experience, illuminates the darkness and heals the soul.”
“When we come into contact with the other person, our thoughts and actions should express our mind of compassion, even if that person says and does things that are not easy to accept. We practice in this way until we see clearly that our love is not contingent upon the other person being lovable.”
“Be it a village or a city, education is very important, and it always comes into you.”
“I would rather call a girl beautiful or pretty; rather than hot or sexy.”
“Generating exciting new ideas burns 325 calories per hour and has no carbs. Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour. Rambling aimlessly about a point that someone has already made burns only 3 calories per hour.”
“Everything comes with a price. Everything. Some things just cost more than others.”

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