"Science has been effective at furthering our understanding of nature because the scientific ethos is based on three key principles: (1) follow the evidence wherever it leads; (2) if one has a theory, one needs to be willing to try to prove it wrong as much as one tries to prove that it is right; (3) the ultimate arbiter of truth is experiment, not the comfort one derives from one's a priori beliefs, nor the beauty or elegance one ascribes to one's theoretical models."

Source : Lawrence M. Krauss (2012). “A Universe From Nothing”, p.16, Simon and Schuster

Lawrence M. Krauss

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“Kids need stuff which is different than what their life is that they can kind of live through.”
“We need marriage equality in every state in this nation. Otherwise, no state really has marriage equality, and we will not rest until it is a reality.”

Source : "On gay rights and same-sex marriage, Cuomo's vision is national in scope" by Azi Paybarah, www.politico.com. October 28, 2011.
“There is no plummet to sound another's soul.”

Source : Virgilia Peterson (1961). “A Matter of Life and Death”, Bantam Books
“This is my depressed stance. When you're depressed, it makes a lot of difference how you stand. The worst thing you can do is straighten up and hold your head high because then you'll start to feel better. If you're going to get any joy out of being depressed, you've got to stand like this.”
“God was dead. Let Him rest in peace. Now, finally, the earth was hers with no taint of Heaven.”

Source : Nevada Barr (2013). “Track of the Cat (Anna Pigeon Mysteries, Book 1): A gripping crime novel of the Texan wilderness”, p.9, Hachette UK
“The fact that a player is very short of time is to my mind, as little to be considered as an excuse as, for instance, the statement of the law-breaker that he was drunk at the time he committed the crime.”
“Most people spend more time planning a one-week vacation than they spend planning their life.”
“Its not about passion. Passion is something that we tend to overemphasize, that we certainly place too much importance on. Passion ebbs and flows. To me, it's about desire. If you have constant, unwavering desire to be a cook, then u'll be a great cook.”

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