Nature is earlier than man, but man is earlier than natural science.

He who wonders discovers that this in itself is wonder.

There is nothing more practical than a good theory.

network: anything reticulated or decussated, with interstices between the intersections

Live TV died in the late 1950s, electronic bulletin boards came along in the mid-1980s, meaning there was about a 25-year gap when it was difficult to put your foot in your mouth and have people all across the country know about it.

Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be wrong?

It can be shown that for any nutty theory, beyond-the-fringe political view, or strange religion there exists a proponent on the Net. The proof is left as an exercise for your kill-file.

The basic notion underlying USENET is the flame.

The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.

A technique succeeds in mathematical physics, not by a clever trick, or a happy accident, but because it expresses some aspect of a physical truth.