no. 475

"Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty." 

Jacob Bronowski

no. 460

"The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you."

Neil De Grasse Tyson

no. 438

go see Zen Pencils, it's a much better quote source than here.

no. 427

Remember, there's always someone out there willing to sell eyeballs to to advertisers by offering a guaranteed supply of people looking for validation. Ask yourself if you are that audience. In science, you move closer to the truth by seeking evidence to the contrary. Perhaps the same method should inform your opinions as well.

David McRaney, You Are Not So Smart, p. 31

no. 363

Susan Sontag on literature and freedom.

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no. 358

David Mitchell

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no. 169

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no. 144

"Gross ignorance is 144 times worse than ordinary ignorance."

Bennett Cerf

no. 137