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“No theory ever agrees with all the facts in its domain, yet it is not always the theory that is to blame. Facts are constituted by older ideologies, and a clash between facts and theories may be proof of progress. It is also a first step in our attempt to find the principles implicit in familiar observational notions.”
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“The very essence of a free government consists in considering offices as public trusts, bestowed for the good of the country, and not for the benefit of an individual or a party.”
Source : John C. Calhoun “The Works of John C. Calhoun Volume 2”, Jazzybee Verlag
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“She liked him. She liked the feeling of liking him. She felt light and smiley and too full of excitement to think of anything else. ”
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“We scientists have fantasies of being uniquely qualified to make great discoveries. Alas, reality is cruel: most of us are replaceable. For the vast majority of scientific contributions, if scientist X hadn't achieved it that year, scientist Y would have achieved the same result or something very similar soon thereafter.”
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“No man can become rich without himself enriching others”
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“I don't mind demanding women.”
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“I have learned since that sometimes the things we want most are impossible for us. You may long to come home, yet wander forever.”
Source : Nadine Gordimer (2012). “The Lying Days”, p.375, A&C Black
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“We advance on our journey only when we face our goal, when we are confident and believe we are going to win out.”
