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"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not "Eureka!" but "That's funny..." - Isaac Asimov Read more →

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In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot. -- Mark Twain Read more →

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Common sense ... has the very curious property of being more correct retrospectively then proespectively. It seems to me that one of the principle criteria to be applied to successful science is that its results are almost always obvious retrospectively;... Read more →