David Deutsch Quotes
To say that prediction is the purpose of a scientific theory is to confuse means with ends. It is like saying that the purpose of a spaceship is to burn fuel. … Passing experimental tests is only one of many things a theory has to do to achieve the real purpose of science, which is to explain the world.
Quotes to Explore
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We all sit in front of our mics and our scripts lay on music stands. Then the silliness begins!
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As the mother of two daughters, I have great respect for women. And I don't ever want to lose that.
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You've just got to sing, do some kind of singing every day. Early mornings and cold weather can mess with that. I drink special teas with cayenne pepper, but I think you're psyching yourself out, really.
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I wanted to define the vocabulary of a wedding both visually and intellectually. The book is about more than weddings or wedding dresses. It's a metaphor for women's lives, their creativity.
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I never sell a book. I sell myself. And the way to sell yourself is to be an instrument of love.
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When I was 5 and playing against 11-year-olds, who were bigger, stronger, faster, I just had to figure out a way to play with them.
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We make assumptions: nurses should be nice, teachers should be good. But everyone has a dark side, some darker than others.
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I like to stand right in front of my opponent. I think it makes for an exciting fight.
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It was hard at school because, growing up, some people wanted to be friends with me just because they wanted to get to my dad and say that they had met him and had gone to our house. I didn't understand it at the time, but the older I got and the more aware of it I became, it started becoming hard.
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The poor and minorities are disproportionately both crime's perpetrators and its victims. People are saddened when this happens but not surprised.
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I should confess that I'm woefully under-read in South African fiction.
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Creating a role is an interesting thing - each show or each situation is different.
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If you don't understand how to run an efficient operation, new machinery will just give you new problems of operation and maintenance. The sure way to increase productivity is to better administrate man and machine.
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You never know what the future holds, so I am just enjoying being happy, healthy, and having my wonderful husband by my side.
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If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
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I may even show up behind the camera. I love to put things together; I love to give direction. I have a great eye for pace.
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Open rehearsals reach people who might not otherwise hear the Philharmonic - people on fixed incomes, people who can't move easily at night, students.
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Monastic incarceration is castration.
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It's true that none of my characters are admirable. But maybe I'm primarily a satirist, and a satirist needs to hold up what's not admirable.
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The religious doctrine of traditional Judaism entails the acceptance of the nationhood of the Jewish people and the everlasting sanctity of the Land of Israel for them.
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I think they (U.S. Congress) hurt our relationships with people that we are trying to get communication and coordination from.
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To say that prediction is the purpose of a scientific theory is to confuse means with ends. It is like saying that the purpose of a spaceship is to burn fuel. … Passing experimental tests is only one of many things a theory has to do to achieve the real purpose of science, which is to explain the world.
