"There are two ways in which a science develops; in response to problems which is itself creates, and in response to problems that are forced on it from the outside."

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Source : Ian Hacking (2006). “The Emergence of Probability: A Philosophical Study of Early Ideas about Probability, Induction and Statistical Inference”, p.33, Cambridge University Press

Ian Hacking

#Two Quotes #Way Quotes #Problem Quotes

“Maybe when you were born on the top of the mountain you could pretend the mountain didn't matter, but those who climbed it and those born at its base who could never climb at all knew differently.”
“The decision to write full time was made when I was twenty-eight years old and had just had two small plays accepted for BBC Radio.”

Source : Douglas Kennedy (2010). “The Pursuit of Happiness: A Novel”, p.580, Simon and Schuster
“My work is based on the assumption that clarity and consistency in our moral thinking is likely, in the long run, to lead us to hold better views on ethical issues.”
“If honey bees become extinct, human society will follow in four years.”
“In my heart I know you didn't come here just for me, you came here because you believe in what this country can be. In the face of war, you believe there can be peace. In the face of despair, you believe there can be hope. In the face of a politics that's shut you out, that's told you to settle, that's divided us for too long, you believe we can be one people, reaching for what's possible, building that more perfect union.”
“There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind.”
“The world is run by monsters and you have to deal with them. Some of them run countries, some of them run banks, some of them run news corporations.”

Source : "Preview: Ken Livingstone: 'The world is run by monsters'". Interview with Jemima Khan, www.newstatesman.com. February 8, 2012.
“Love passed, the Muse appeared, the weather of mind got clarity new-found; now free, I once more weave together emotion, thought, and magic sound.”

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