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More by example than by word, my father taught me logical reasoning, compassion, love of others, honesty, and discipline applied with understanding. Paul D. Boyer

Love Me Honesty Logical Discipline Word Compassion Father Example Understanding Others More Than Taught Reasoning Applied

The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts. Paul R. Ehrlich

First Rule Parts Intelligent Tinkering Save

Now in the 21st century, the boundaries separating chemistry, physics, and medicine have become blurred, and as happened during the Renaissance, scientists are following their curiosities even when they run beyond the formal limits of their training. Peter Agre

One of my big pet peeves is single-use plastic bags. I think it's one of the stupidest ideas in the world. Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

World Pet Big Think I Think Bags Ideas Stupidest Plastic

Natural selection will not remove ignorance from future generations. Richard Dawkins

Future Ignorance Natural Will Remove Future Generations Selection Generations Natural Selection

If children understand that beliefs should be substantiated with evidence, as opposed to tradition, authority, revelation or faith, they will automatically work out for themselves that they are atheists. Richard Dawkins

Work Faith Will Evidence Out Atheists Understand Revelation Opposed Tradition Authority Children Automatically Work Out Themselves Should Beliefs

Anybody who has something sensible or worthwhile to say should be able to say it calmly and soberly, relying on the words themselves to convey his meaning, without resorting to yelling. Richard Dawkins

Words Say Worthwhile Able Something Relying Without Calmly His Yelling Anybody Sensible Convey Meaning Themselves Should Who

The excitement of learning separates youth from old age. As long as you're learning you're not old. Rosalyn Sussman Yalow

You Learning Age Youth Old Long Old Age Excitement Separates

Right now, any opinion anyone has about whether dogs can or cannot really tell when their owner is coming home by some unknown means... nobody knows. The weight of evi dence suggests they can. Rupert Sheldrake

To me, mathematics, computer science, and the arts are insanely related. They're all creative expressions. Sebastian Thrun

Mathematics Me Creative Science Computer Science Related Computer Arts Expressions

Neuroscience is by far the most exciting branch of science because the brain is the most fascinating object in the universe. Every human brain is different - the brain makes each human unique and defines who he or she is. Stanley B. Prusiner

Science Every Universe Defines Object Neuroscience He He Or She Exciting Most She Because Makes Brain Branch Human Different Human Brain Far Who Fascinating Unique Each

In science, 'fact' can only mean 'confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent.' I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms. Stephen Jay Gould

Time Science Physics Tomorrow Degree Possibility Would Would-Be Rise Only Classrooms Fact Merit Suppose Equal Withhold Does Provisional Confirmed Mean Might Perverse Assent Apples Start

Few tragedies can be more extensive than the stunting of life, few injustices deeper than the denial of an opportunity to strive or even to hope, by a limit imposed from without, but falsely identified as lying within. Stephen Jay Gould

Cognitive psychology has shown that the mind best understands facts when they are woven into a conceptual fabric, such as a narrative, mental map, or intuitive theory. Disconnected facts in the mind are like unlinked pages on the Web: They might as well not exist. Steven Pinker

The strongest argument against totalitarianism may be a recognition of a universal human nature; that all humans have innate desires for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The doctrine of the blank slate... is a totalitarian's dream. Steven Pinker

Happiness Life Nature Liberty Totalitarianism Argument Human Nature Recognition Dream Totalitarian Strongest Blank Pursuit Pursuit Of Happiness Blank Slate Doctrine May Human Against Innate Slate Universal Humans Desires

The most influential utopian idea of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries was socialism, which has failed everywhere. Under the banner of socialism, Stalin's U.S.S.R. and Mao's China gave us not utopias but ghastly anti-utopias. Steven Weinberg

Socialism Gave Nineteenth Ghastly Everywhere Failed Idea Most Influential Banner Which China Centuries Stalin Us Mao Twentieth Utopian

Ice ages have come and gone. Coral reefs have persisted. Sylvia Earle

Gone Come Ice Ages Coral

Death is the cure for all diseases. Thomas Browne

Death Cure Diseases

Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority. Thomas Huxley

Great Knowledge Natural Every Rejection Absolute Advance Involved Authority

Customer expectations? Nonsense. No customer ever asked for the electric light, the pneumatic tire, the VCR, or the CD. All customer expectations are only what you and your competitor have led him to expect. He knows nothing else. W. Edwards Deming

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