People call me feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute. Rebecca West
Irish critic, journalist, & novelist (1892 - 1983) The farther the experiment is from theory the closer it is to the Nobel Prize. Frederic Joliot-Curie, quoted by M.A. Markov, "A Random Walk in Science" compiled by R. L. Weber, edited by E. Mendoza Report writing, like motor-car driving and love-making, is one of those activities which almost every Englishman thinks he can do well without instruction. The results are of course usually abominable. Tom Margerison, "A Random Walk in Science" compiled by R. L. Weber, edited by E. Mendoza You may assume infinite ignorance and unlimited intelligence. Leo Szilard, "A Random Walk in Science" compiled by R. L. Weber, edited by E. Mendoza Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory. Albert Schweitzer
French philosopher & physician (1875 - 1965) It did not last: the devil howling "Ho! Let Einstein be!" restored the status quo. Sir John Collins Squire, "A Random Walk in Science" compiled by R. L. Weber, edited by E. Mendoza We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender. Sir Winston Churchill, Speech, 4. June, 1940
British politician (1874 - 1965) "How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, (Sherlock Holmes) Sign of Four
British mystery author & physician (1859 - 1930) It takes two to speak the truth--one to speak and the other to hear. Henry David Thoreau
US Transcendentalist author (1817 - 1862) One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture and, if possible, speak a few reasonable words. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German dramatist, novelist, poet, & scientist (1749 - 1832) | 
