Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2002-03-24 Mar 22, 2002At the heart of science is an essential tension between two seemingly contradictory attitudes -- an openness to new ideas, no matter how bizarre or counterintuitive they may be, and the most ruthless skeptical scrutiny of all ideas, old and new. This is how deep truths are winnowed from deep nonsense.~ Carl SaganMinds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open.~ Sir James Dewar Mar 21, 2002Reason and Ignorance, the opposites of each other, influence the great bulk of mankind. If either of these can be rendered sufficiently extensive in a country, the machinery of Government goes easily on. Reason obeys itself; and Ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.~ Thomas Paine Mar 20, 2002When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.~ Eric HofferEvery generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.~ Henry David ThoreauWe are discreet sheep; we wait to see how the drove is going, and then go with the drove.~ Mark Twain Mar 19, 2002If we are wise, let us prepare for the worst.~ George WashingtonThe wise do freely, early and in good time, what fools do later out of necessity.~ ProverbIt is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and THEN do your best.~ W. Edwards Deming Mar 18, 2002The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.~ Alvin TofflerAll truly wise thoughts have been thought already thousands of times; but to make them truly ours, we must think them over again honestly, till they take root in our personal experience.~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print