"We favor hypotheses for their simplicity and explanatory power, much as the architect of the world might have done in choosing which possibility to create."

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Source : Ian Hacking (1984). “The Emergence of Probability: A Philosophical Study of Early Ideas about Probability, Induction and Statistical Inference”, p.142, Cambridge University Press

Ian Hacking

#Simplicity Quotes #Done Quotes #World Quotes

“Many times the rewards of fasting come after the fast, though from time to time answers can come during the fast.”
“And I like the idea of change. Because I don't see why we should hang a painting on the wall and then just not think of it anymore because it's there like a piece of furniture.”
“Many things shaped my identity as a young boy: a strong selfworth (something that was instilled in all three Barrowman siblings by our parents), my immersion in theatre and music, and my DNA. I was born gay. It's not a choice I â€“ or anyone else who is gay â€“ made. If it were, why on earth would anyone choose to be part of a minority, part of a group that in so many cultures and countries, even in the twenty-first century, is regularly blasphemed, hounded and worse?”

Source : Source: themississippilink.com
“The confounding of all right and wrong, in wild fury, has averted from us the gracious favor of the gods.”

Source : "Carmina". LXIV. 406,
“Women are nothing but machines for producing children.”
“In one way an oil boom is a mighty bad thing, because it gets into your blood and almost becomes an obsession. Booms are filled with excitement, adventure, and drama, but sometimes the exit from the scene must be made between suns on a pair of mighty weary feet.”
“Am I saying this because I want to prove how smart I am or am I saying this because it needs to be said?”

Source : Twitter post from Mar 13, 2015
“Don’t shake…unless you’re ready to get shook!”

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