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Quotes by Scientist
"It is the function of science to discover the existence of a general reign of order in nature and to find the causes governing this order. And this refers in equal measure to the relations of man - social and political - and to the entire universe as a whole."
97
"Nevertheless, I consider OOP as an aspect of programming in the large; that is, as an aspect that logically follows programming in the small and requires sound knowledge of procedural programming."
96
"Man has now become an adjunct to perfect and carry forward these conquests."
93
"The world is given to me only once, not one existing and one perceived. Subject and object are only one. The barrier between them cannot be said to have broken down as a result of recent experience in the physical sciences, for this barrier does not exist."
93
"The formulation of the problem is often more essential than its solution, which may be merely a matter of mathematical or experimental skill."
92
"A desire arises in the mind. It is satisfied immediately another comes. In the interval which separates two desires a perfect calm reigns in the mind. It is at this moment freed from all thought, love or hate. Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves."
91
"If you think technology can solve your security problems, then you don't understand the problems and you don't understand the technology."
90
"As much as we thirst for approval we dread condemnation."
89
"Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding."
89
"If we can't think for ourselves, if we're unwilling to question authority, then we're just putty in the hands of those in power. But if the citizens are educated and form their own opinions, then those in power work for us. In every country, we should be teaching our children the scientific method and the reasons for a Bill of Rights. With it comes a certain decency, humility and community spirit. In the demon-haunted world that we inhabit by virtue of being human, this may be all that stands between us and the enveloping darkness."
89
"The second stream of material that is going to come out of this project is a programming environment and a set of programming tools where we really want to focus again on the needs of the newbie. This environment is going to have to be extremely user-friendly."
87
"I put a bullet into the back of the crocodile's neck just behind the head, thus killing it. If a crocodile is hit in any other part of its anatomy it disappears into the water and is irrecoverable."
85
"Science is the attempt to make the chaotic diversity of our sense-experience correspond to a logically uniform system of thought."
84
"Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas."
83
"We dissect nature along lines laid down by our native language."
82
"There is no disease more conducive to clinical humility than aneurysm of the aorta."
80
"Force always attracts men of low morality."
80
"But I am not allowed to speak to foreigners and I am not allowed to leave the country. So I'm not so happy."
80
"The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts."
77
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."
76
"In 1947 I married Rowena Palmer, and we have two daughters, Alison and Claire, and a son, John."
76
"A physician is obligated to consider more than a diseased organ, more even than the whole man - he must view the man in his world."
75
"Inside a religious body you get sects and hierarchies, inside an information network you get bazaars and cathedrals, it is the same, call them what you like. They survive by pointing the finger of blame at each other."
74
"The Bible shows the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go."
74
"We are glorious accidents of an unpredictable process with no drive to complexity, not the expected results of evolutionary principles that yearn to produce a creature capable of understanding the mode of its own necessary construction."
74
"In fact, we just surpassed our first 1 million simultaneous users online."
74
"Religion can make it worse. Are you supposing that if people were encouraged to believe in a transcendent reality, and to be encouraged by grand rituals and music and preaching, to love their neighbors, then they would put jealousy and frustration aside?"
73
"The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more."
73
"The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim."
73
"LISP programmers know the value of everything and the cost of nothing."
71
"Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor."
71
"Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality."
70
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