"If there should chance to be any mathematicians who, ignorant in mathematics yet pretending to skill in that science, should dare, upon the authority of some passage of Scripture wrested to their purpose, to condemn and censure my hypothesis, I value them not, and scorn their inconsiderate judgement. De Revolutionibus Coelestibus"

-- Nicolaus Copernicus

#Judgement Quotes #Ignorant Quotes #Purpose Quotes

“Southern barbecue is the closest thing we have in the US to Europeâ€™s wines or cheeses; drive a hundred miles and the barbecue changes.”

Source : John Shelton Reed (2016). “Barbecue: a Savor the South® cookbook”, p.14, UNC Press Books
“It is possible to resolve childhood repression safely and without confusion - something that has always been disputed by the most respected schools of thought.”
“Red meat is not bad for you. Now blue-green meat, that's bad for you!”
“I was not naturally intellectual, but somebody whose interest had to be whetted, still the case sadly.”
“I can assure you that my wife and I - every penny of income we've ever had, our taxes were paid in West Virginia.”
“No man with a sense of humor ever founded a religion.”
“Tear-stained flops are necessary. They're the gift you give yourself when you're willing to fly.”
“It’s all in the genes”: an explanation for the way things are that does not threaten the way things are. Why should someone feel unhappy or engage in antisocial behavior when that person is living in the freest and most prosperous nation on earth? It can’t be the system! There must be a flaw in the wiring somewhere.”

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