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science uniforms taste
In science, reason is the guide; in poetry, taste. The object of the one is truth, which is uniform and indivisible; the object of the other is beauty, which is multiform and varied. Charles Caleb Colton
science disorder cures
No disorders have employed so many quacks, as those that have no cure; and no sciences have exercised so many quills, as those that have no certainty. Charles Caleb Colton
science mind cost
The acquirements of science may be termed the armour of the mind; but that armour would be worse than useless, that cost us all we had, and left us nothing to defend. Charles Caleb Colton
science tolerance religion
We are not clear as to the role in life of these chemicals; nor are we clear as to the role of the physician. You know, of course, that in ancient times there was no clear distinction between priest and physician. Alan Watts
science judging hammers
What happens if a big asteroid hits Earth ? Judging from realistic simulations involving a sledge hammer and a common laboratory frog, we can assume it will be pretty bad. Dave Barry
science animal mph
Scientists tell us that the fastest animal in the world, with a speed of 120 mph, is a cow dropped out of a helicopter. Dave Barry
science simple water
Here's a simple experiment that you might want to try if there is absolutely nothing else going on in your life. All you need is a cork, a bar magnet, and a pail of water. Simply attach your magnet to your cork, then drop it into the water, and voilà (literally, "you have a compass")-you have a compass. How does it work? Simple. Notice that, no matter which way you turn the bucket, the cork always floats on top of the water (unless the magnet is too heavy). Using this scientific principle, early hardy mariners were able to tell at a glance whether they were sinking! Dave Barry
science years careers
I ... began my career as a wireless amateur. After 43 years in radio, I do not mind confessing that I am still an amateur. Despite many great achievements in the science of radio and electronics, what we know today is far less than what we have still to learn. David Sarnoff
science oxygen breathe
Freedom is the oxygen without which science cannot breathe. David Sarnoff
statistics observation application
The bearings of this observation lays in the application of it. Charles Dickens
statistics probability
History cannot be reduced to a set of statistics and probabilities. Alan Greenspan
statistics firsts
Statistics is the first of the inexact sciences. Edmond de Goncourt
statistics ends scissors
The thing with high-tech is that you always end up using scissors. David Hockney
statistics computer program
In computers, every 'new explosion' was set off by a software product that allowed users to program differently. Alan Kay
statistics life-is uncertain
Human life is proverbially uncertain; few things are more certain than the solvency of a life-insurance company. Arthur Eddington
statistics theory results
It is also a good rule not to put overmuch confidence in the observational results that are put forward until they are confirmed by theory. Arthur Eddington
statistics eyeballs rely
When all else failed, you had to rely on eyeball intrumentation. Arthur C. Clarke
statistics possibility refutation
It was one thing to have guessed it, another to have had that guess confirmed beyond possibility of refutation. Arthur C. Clarke
disasters environmental health whether
The world has been experiencing a whole pattern of auto-destruction, whether in environmental disasters like Chernobyl or health disasters like AIDS. Niki de St. Phalle
disaster broads foreign-policy
The Obama foreign policy, in broad strokes, has been a disaster. Charles Krauthammer
disaster capture ideals
It is not a disaster to be unable to capture your ideal, but it is a disaster to have no ideal to capture. Benjamin E. Mays
disaster seen
We have seen 2004 and 2005 as the years of disaster, Jan Egeland
disaster fine godzilla good knocking loved monster movies remember time
When I was little I used to see Godzilla all the time on TV, ... I just remember him knocking things over, which was fine with me. I loved monster movies and disaster movies, and this was a good combination. Matthew Broderick
disaster economic good praying rain sitting top
We're sitting on top of what very well could be an economic disaster. A lot of praying for a good soaking rain is all that can be done. Gene Hall
disaster expensive information natural
What this information shows, I think, is this was the most expensive natural disaster in American history. Andy Kopplin
disaster emergency example fact handle microcosm moved quickly save situation
Weyauwega is a microcosm of how to handle a disaster. This was an example of an emergency situation that would have been a disaster save for the fact we moved quickly and, I believe, correctly. Tommy Thompson
disaster identify situations types
We're simulating a real-life disaster to identify the types of situations we could potentially face. John Luther