"It is better to confess ignorance than provide it."

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Source : Homer Hickam (2007). “The Coalwood Way: A Memoir”, p.9, Island Books

Homer Hickam

#Ignorance Quotes

“What happens when there is a conflict between the Scottish parliament, if it was established, and the Westminster parliament? Who is supreme?”
“I don't believe in God. I believe gods and devils are within us. It's our own battle. Our life's battle is to appeal to the gods within us, and to fight the devils within us.”
“If you are not setting a trap, then you are probably walking into one. It is the mark of the master to do both at once.”

Source : Jedediah Berry (2009). “The Manual of Detection: A Novel”, p.170, Penguin
“I did successfully kick tobacco at the age of 34. I smoked for like 20 years, from 14 to 34.”
“Now, about that mulatto teacher and me. There was no love there for each other. There was not even respect. We were enemies if anything. He hated me, and I knew it, and he knew I knew it. I didn't like him, but I needed him, needed him to tell me something that none of the others could or would.”
“People tend to think that mathematicians always work in sterile conditions, sitting around and staring at the screen of a computer, or at a ceiling, in a pristine office. But in fact, some of the best ideas come when you least expect them, possibly through annoying industrial noise.”

Source : Edward Frenkel (2013). “Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality”, p.145, Basic Books
“There are a lot of musicians who are still desperately trying to pretend that it's 1998 and by having a huge marketing campaign, they somehow believe that they can sell 10 million records. That's delusional. No one sells 10 million records. The days of musicians getting rich off of selling records are done.”
“You're not such a dog as you think you are.”

Source : Paddy Chayefsky (1995). “The Television Plays”, p.166, Hal Leonard Corporation

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