Bertrand de Jouvenel Quotes
... the social scientist who lacks a mathematical mind and regards a mathematical formula as a magic recipe, rather than as the formulation of a supposition, does not hold forth much promise. A mathematical formula is never more than a precise statement. The chief merit of mathematization is that it compels us to become conscious of what we are assuming.
Bertrand de Jouvenel
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You can't always come up with the optimal solution, but you can usually come up with a better solution.
Barack Obama
We need to reduce our dependence on foreign oil by ending the subsidies for oil companies, and doubling down on clean energy that generates jobs and strengthens our security.
Barack Obama
I am the entertainer and I know just where I stand Another serenader and another long haired band Today I am your champion, I may have won your hearts, But I know the game, you'll forget my name, And I won't be here in another year If I don't stay on the charts.
Billy Joel
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Sacinandana Swami
You should not fool the laymen when you're talking as a scientist... . I'm talking about a specific, extra type of integrity that is not lying, but bending over backwards to show how you're maybe wrong, an integrity that you ought to have when acting as a scientist. And this is our responsibility as scientists, certainly to other scientists, and I think to laymen.
Richard Feynman
We are going to fight this vigorously in defense of a state preemption law that has served Washington citizens well for more than three decades.
Alan Gottlieb