brainstorms

Tuesday May 10, 2005

recent good quotes

talent determines only how fast you get good, not how good you get. -- richard p gabriel ( triggers and practice)

knowing the answer in advance, and being immune to contradictory evidence are typical of pseudoscience. -- mark parakh and matt young

the trick of getting donkeys down from minarets is always to find that part of the donkey which seriously wishes to get down. -- patrician (jingo)

statistics are the chemical weapon of persuasion -- jamie whyte (crimes against logic)

preoccupation with self is the greatest barrier to seeing, and the hardest one to break. -- freeman patterson

wisdom is one of the few things that looks bigger the further away it is. -- terry pratchett

putting your fingers in your ears and humming does not constitute a viable solution to an enduring problem. -- rob pike (plan9 mailing list)

[notes: parakh&young quote is (i think) from an article in the skeptical enquirer. i do not remember where i read and noted the pratchett quote.]