"Copernicanism and other essential ingredients of modern science survived only because reason was frequently overruled in their past."

-- Paul Feyerabend

#Science Quotes #Past Quotes #Ingredients Quotes

“This is one of theprimary mechanisms whereby, if a fool says the sun is shining, we do notcorrectly discard this as irrelevant nonevidence, but rather find ourselvesimpelled to say that it must be dark outside.”
“I do have a family, and obviously I spend as much time as I can with them. Though even when I'm with my family, my mind tends to drift toward baseball.”
“If the enemy is the invading party, we can cut his line of communications and occupy the roads by which he will have to return; if we are the invaders, we may direct our attack against the sovereign himself.”
“Everything has a personality: everything sends an emotional signal. Even where this was not the intention of the designer, the people who view the website infer personalities and experience emotions. Bad websites have horrible personalities and instill horrid emotional states in their users, usually unwittingly. We need to design things-products, websites, services-to convey whatever personality and emotions are desired.”
“TheÂ entrepreneurialÂ journey starts withÂ jumping off a cliffÂ and assembling an airplane on the way down.”
“Self government is no less essential to the development, growth, and happiness of the individual than to the nation.”
“Michael Jackson was extraordinary, When we worked together on 'Bad,' I was in awe of his absolute mastery of movement on the one hand, and of the music on the other. Every step he took was absolutely precise and fluid at the same time. It was like watching quicksilver in motion. He was wonderful to work with, an absolute professional at all times, and it really goes without saying... a true artist. It will be a while before I can get used to the idea that he's no longer with us.”
“The creative works of the entertainment industry belong to the millions of people who make them and are not for others to steal or unlawfully distribute.”

Source : "US teenager faces jail for film piracy". www.theguardian.com. August 5, 2005.

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