Science and Society – Quote by Alan Kay
“Science requires a society because even people who are trying to be good thinkers love their own thoughts and theories – much of the debugging has to be done by others.”
Alan Kay
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Karl Popper on the Growth of Knowledge and Disagreement
“The growth of knowledge depends entirely upon disagreement.”
Karl Popper
Ben Carson Quote About Self-Control and Anger
“I came to realize that if people could make me angry they could could control me. Why should I give someone else such power over my life?”
Ben Carson
“Don’t Cross a River” – Quote by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“Don’t cross a river if it is four feet deep on average.”
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“Everyone Can Make a Difference” – Quote by Stella McCartney
“Everyone can do simple things to make a difference, and every little bit really does count.”
Stella McCartney
Quote on Tyranny and Freedom by Allan Bloom
“The most successful tyranny is not the one that uses force to assure uniformity but the one that removes the awareness of other possibilities, that makes it seem inconceivable that other ways are viable, that removes the sense that there is an outside.”
Allan Bloom
“People Serious About Software” – Alan Kay
“People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware.”
Alan Kay
“Nothing Is More Singular About This Generation Than Its Addiction to Music” – Allan Bloom
“Nothing is more singular about this generation than its addiction to music.”
Allan Bloom
Testing Hypotheses – Quote by Karl Popper
“The only way to test a hypothesis is to look for all the information that disagrees with it.”
Karl Popper
Reading and Achievement – Quote by Ben Carson
“Reading is the way out of ignorance, and the road to achievement.”
Ben Carson