Edwin Thompson Jaynes Quotes
In any field, the Establishment is seldom in pursuit of the truth, because it is composed of those who sincerely believe that they are already in possession of it.
Edwin Thompson Jaynes
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I sort of believe that my voice was preordained; I'm a Buddhist who believes in reincarnation so I think that my voice is a few lifetimes old.
K. D. Lang
The soul active sees absolute truth; and utters truth, or creates.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Literature is where I go to explore the highest and lowest places in human society and in the human spirit, where I hope to find not absolute truth but the truth of the tale, of the imagination of the heart.
Salman Rushdie
If we have truth, it cannot be harmed by investigation. If we have not truth, it ought to be harmed.'
J. Reuben Clark
No words suffice the secret soul to show, For truth denies all eloquence to woe.
Lord Byron
Maybe you want to give me kisses sweet,But only for one night with no repeat.Maybe you'd go away and never call,And a taste of honey is worse than none at all (oh little girl)Oh little girl, in that case I don't want no part. (I do believe that)That would only break my heart.Oh, but if you feel like loving me,If you got the notion,I second that emotion.
Smokey Robinson
Sure there's a percentage of people who are like, "It snowed in May. I don't believe in climate change." Well, that's crazy, but that's always gonna be the case. I suppose if climate change happens much faster than even the dire experts predict, then I suppose opinions will change.
Chuck Klosterman
He who builds a masjid in the way of Allah, God will build a house for him in the paradise.
Abu Bakr
If I have to lay an egg for my country, I'll do it.
Bob Hope
Before I became an actor, I was a visual artist, and I've always hankered for the storytelling behind the camera.
Andy Serkis
Cato said, 'I had rather men should ask why my statue is not set up, than why it is.'
Plutarch
In any field, the Establishment is seldom in pursuit of the truth, because it is composed of those who sincerely believe that they are already in possession of it.
Edwin Thompson Jaynes