Maybe nature is fundamentally ugly, chaotic and complicated. But if it's like that, then I want out. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes chaotic complicate fundamentally
I think one of the great historical contributions of science is to weaken the hold of religion. That's a good thing. Steven Weinberg contributiongoodgreat Change image and share on social
The effort to understand the universe is one of the very few things that lifts human life a little above the level of farce, and gives it some of the grace of tragedy. Steven Weinberg effortfarcegrace Change image and share on social
An expert is a person who avoids the small errors while sweeping on to the grand fallacy. Steven Weinberg avoiderrorexpert Change image and share on social
I grew up under Thatcher. I grew up believing that I was fundamentally powerless. Then gradually over the years it occurred to me that this was actually a very convenient myth for the state. Thom Yorke believeconvenientfundamentally Change image and share on social
But I liked Yeats! That wild Irishman. I really loved his love of language, his flow. His chaotic ideas seemed to me just the right thing for a poet. Passion! He was always on the right side. He may be wrongheaded, but his heart was always on the right side. He wrote beautiful poetry. Chinua Achebe beautifulchaoticflow share on social
Finding a 'sacrificial lamb' on whom to tag blame for complicated problems is an important instrument in the toolkit of politicians, because it deflects blame for the nation's economic woes away from their own regulatory lapses, economic mismanagement and coddling to labor unions. Clayton Christensen blamecoddlecomplicate share on social