Showing posts with label wisdom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wisdom. Show all posts

Monday, January 7, 2013

Bertrand Russel

The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Mortals and Others: Bertrand Russell's American Essays, p.28

Friday, January 16, 2009

Scott McCloud

Scott McCloud on TED
 Four principles of science:
  • Learn from Everyone
  • Follow No One
  • Watch for Patterns
  • Work like Hell

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Marshall McLuhan

Only the small secrets need to be protected. The big ones are kept secret by public incredulity.  Marshall McLuhan

Kenneth E. Boulding

Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist. -  Kenneth E. Boulding

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Arthur C. Clarke


 Clarke's First Law:
When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.
Clarke's Second Law:
The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.
Clarke's Third Law:
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
RIP Arthur C. Clarke

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Andrei S. Markovits

Um es ganz kurz zu sagen: Antiamerikanismus hat in Europa einen ganz anderen Stellenwert und zwar, wie diese Studien alle zeigen, ist es das einzige Vorurteil, das positiv mit Bildung und social standing korreliert. - Andrei S. Markovits auf einem Vortrag beim Sir Peter Ustinov Institut

George Santayana

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -  George Santayana

Sunday, October 14, 2007

Reinhard Mey

Die Freiheit nutzt sich ab, wenn du sie nicht nutzt! - Reinhard Mey - sei wachsam

Friday, April 20, 2007

Abraham Lincoln

Nearly all men can stand the test of adversity, but if you really want to test a man's character, give him power. -  Abraham Lincoln

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Alexander von Humboldt

Die gefährlichste Weltanschauung ist die Weltanschauung derjenigen, die die Welt nicht angeschaut haben. - Alexander von Humboldt 

Friday, March 2, 2007

Dieter Nuhr

So ist der Mensch: begreift [so wie die Tiere] auch nichts, aber auf höherem Niveau. - Dieter Nuhr - Ich bin's Nuhr

Sunday, January 7, 2007

Friedrich Nietzsche

Viele sind hartnäckig in Bezug auf den einmal eingeschlagnen Weg, wenige in Bezug auf das Ziel.  - Friedrich Nietzsche