Quote by Karl Popper on Scientific Theories and Uncertainty
“No particular theory may ever be regarded as absolutely certain…. No scientific theory is sacrosanct.”
Karl Popper
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Stella McCartney on Fashion Without Leather
“The really great thing about my shop is that there’s not one dead animal in it. … Manolo’s got a load of fabric shoes as well! We use plastic, fabric, rubber- anything but leather. I almost feel like I’ve been put here to show everyone that it’s unnecessary.”
Stella McCartney
Perception and Experience – Thomas Kuhn on Visual Observation
“What a man sees depends both upon what he looks at and also upon what his previous visual-conceptual experience has taught him to see.”
Thomas Kuhn
Karl Popper on Promises of Paradise and Political Utopias
“Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but a hell.”
Karl Popper
Chris Hedges on Virtual Worlds and Deception
“We live in imaginary, virtual worlds created by corporations that profit from our deception.”
Chris Hedges
Make Your Own Miracles Through Self-Belief – Quote by Sophia Loren
“I firmly believe we can make our own miracles if we believe strongly enough in ourselves and our mission on earth.”
Sophia Loren
Ad Hominem Attacks and Arguments – Quote by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“An ad hominem attack against an individual, not against an idea, is highly flattering. It indicates that the person does not have anything intelligent to say about your message.”
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Moby on Creative Living and Experimentation
“To truly live a creative life means that you will need to experiment in as many different fields as possible.”
Moby
Moby on Kurt Cobain and Nirvana: An Alternative Life
“If Nirvana had remained a small, underground punk rock band, Kurt Cobain would still be alive. And he’d probably be living in Seattle, getting kind of fat and balding, be relatively happy and producing records for other people.”
Moby
Quote on Fashion and Animal Welfare by Stella McCartney
“There’s nothing fashionable about a dead animal that has been cruelly killed just because some people think it looks cool to wear.”
Stella McCartney