"A new scientific theory is seldom stated with such clarity by its original author, and usually takes many years to creep into public conciousness."

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Source : "The Force of Knowledge: The Scientific Dimension of Society". Book by John Ziman, p. 98, 1976.

John Ziman

#Years Quotes #Clarity Quotes #Creeps Quotes

“I have, for many years past, contemplated the noble races of red men who are now spread over these trackless forests and boundless prairies, melting away at the approach of civilization.”

Source : George Catlin (1857). “Illustrations of the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians: With Letters and Notes Written During Eight Years of Travel and Adventure Among the Wildest and Most Remarkable Tribes Now Existing ; with 360 Engravings, from the Author's Original Paintings”, p.16
“What you believe yourself to be, you are.”

Source : Dr. Robert C. Worstell, Claude M. Bristol (1967). “Magic Of Believing - Law of Attraction”, p.25, Lulu.com
“Our own death is a premium which we must pay for the far greater benefit we have derived from the fact that so many people have not only lived but also died before us.”
“Silence...leads us to make a gift of self rather than a selfishness that has been gift-wrapped ...Silence does not mean running away but rather recollecting ourselves in the open space of God.”
“The unrestrained freedom of thinking and of openly making known one's thoughts is not inherent in the rights of citizens and is by no means worthy of favor and support.”
“Bunny boiler is now part of our language, and I'm proud of that.”
“Beware when the great God lets loose a thinker on this planet.”
“Design Patterns - Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software”

Source : Erich Gamma (2004). “Entwurfsmuster: Elemente wiederverwendbarer objektorientierter Software”, p.11, Pearson Deutschland GmbH

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