"(Crank theories) always violated the first rule of a scientific model: they were uncheckable."

-- Gregory Benford

#Firsts Quotes #Crank Quotes #Theory Quotes

“The misapprehension about me is that I am some loud, rampant maniac. I am actually very pensive and quiet.”
“If you believe it will work out , you'll see opportunities. If you believe it won't you will see obstacles.”

Source : FaceBook post by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer from Aug 08, 2010
“She wore a wreath of roses, The night that first we met.”

Source : Thomas Haynes Bayly (1844). “Songs and Ballads, Grave and Gay”, p.131
“Destiny is that which we are drawn towards and Fate is that which we run into.”
“I wrote for years before I was ever published, and I don't think I could ever stop. That said, I was also a veterinarian before I sold my first book, and I still volunteer my time to help with animal welfare causes. So that is a career I would be happy to return to - while still secretly writing strange stories back in my doctor's office.”
“From now on, the pound abroad is worth 14 per cent or so less in terms of other currencies. That doesn't mean, of course, that the Pound here in Britain, in your pocket or purse or in your bank, has been devalued.”

Source : Ministerial broadcast, 19 November 1967, in 'The Times' 20 November 1967
“I am the sum total of what I have been confessing through the years.”
“You can sit up here, feeling above it all while knowing youâ€™re not, coming to the lonely conclusion that the only thing you can ever really know about anyone is that you donâ€™t know anything about them at all.”

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