Famous Quotes & Sayings

Francis Bacon

For those who intend to discover and to understand, not to indulge in conjectures and soothsaying, and rather than contrive imitation and fabulous worlds plan to look deep into the nature of the real world and to dissect it -- for them everything must be sought in things themselves.

Ben Horowitz

I think there's a lot to be said about just enjoying your work. It can be very contrived when people say their work is for the good of mankind.

You're seeing a knee-jerk reaction to the tremendous gain in energy prices. It's also a reaction to the contrived gain on Friday.

It wasn't contrived or a stunt -- that's the way I am.

It was a contrived crisis. There never was a crisis.