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→Richard Feynman (1918–1988): Book title in italics
:Although indeed it would be better to do good than to know, first however comes knowing how to do it.—Mokurai's translation.
:Although indeed it would be better to do good than to know, first however comes knowing how to do it.—Mokurai's translation.
==Michel de Montaigne (1533-92)==
==Michel de Montaigne (1533–92)==
* Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know.
* Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know.
:''The Education Of Women''
:''The Education Of Women''
==Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)==
==William Shakespeare (1564–1616)==
* The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.
:''As You Like It'', Act V, Scene 1
See also the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect Dunning-Kruger Effect].
==Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)==
* There are, in every age, new errors to be rectified, and new prejudices to be opposed.
* There are, in every age, new errors to be rectified, and new prejudices to be opposed.
* Discovery consists of seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought.
* Discovery consists of seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought.
:Nobel laureate (biology/medicine)
:Nobel laureate (biology/medicine)
==James Thurber (1894–1961)==
* It is better to ask some of the questions than to know all the answers.
:From [http://www.brunswick.k12.me.us/hdwyer/the-scotty-who-knew-too-much/ "The Scotty who Knew Too Much"], in ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=HedNG3C2BpUC&printsec=frontcover&dq=fables+for+our+times&hl=en&sa=X&ei=r7tAUf_qNOfzygHgwoGAAQ&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAA Fables for Our Time]'', 1940
==Amadou Hampâté Bâ (1900—1991)==
==Amadou Hampâté Bâ (1900—1991)==
Quoted in [http://asq.org/quality-progress/2012/03/statistics-roundtable-right-answer-wrong-query.html Right Answer, Wrong Query], Statistics Roundtable, Quality Progress, March 2010.
Quoted in [http://asq.org/quality-progress/2012/03/statistics-roundtable-right-answer-wrong-query.html Right Answer, Wrong Query], Statistics Roundtable, Quality Progress, March 2010.
==Clark Kerr (1911—2003)==
* The purpose of the university is to make students safe for ideas, not ideas safe for students.
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==John Tukey (1915—2000)==
==John Tukey (1915—2000)==
:Taken from his remarks upon acceptance of the Nobel Prize
:Taken from his remarks upon acceptance of the Nobel Prize
==Kofi Annan (Born 1938)==
Former UN Secretary-General
:This is not just a matter of giving a laptop to each child, as if bestowing on them some magical charm. The magic lies within—within each child, within each scientist, scholar, or just plain citizen in the making. This initiative is meant to bring it forth into the light of day.
==Alan Kay (born 1940)==
==Alan Kay (born 1940)==
* When you light a fire for a man, you keep him warm for a night. When you set him on fire, you keep him warm for the rest of his life.
* When you light a fire for a man, you keep him warm for a night. When you set him on fire, you keep him warm for the rest of his life.
:(See Plutarch, above, if you don't get it.)
:''Jingo'' (See Plutarch, above, if you don't get it.)
==Douglas Adams (1952–2001)==
==Douglas Adams (1952–2001)==
The reason was that the books were so lousy. They were false. They were hurried. They would try to be rigorous, but they would use examples (like automobiles in the street for "sets") which were almost OK, but in which there were always some subtleties. The definitions weren't accurate. Everything was a little bit ambiguous -- they weren't smart enough to understand what was meant by "rigor." They were faking it. They were teaching something they didn't understand, and which was, in fact, useless, at that time, for the child.
The reason was that the books were so lousy. They were false. They were hurried. They would try to be rigorous, but they would use examples (like automobiles in the street for "sets") which were almost OK, but in which there were always some subtleties. The definitions weren't accurate. Everything was a little bit ambiguous -- they weren't smart enough to understand what was meant by "rigor." They were faking it. They were teaching something they didn't understand, and which was, in fact, useless, at that time, for the child.
:[http://www.textbookleague.org/103feyn.htm Judging Books by Their Covers], in Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (1985)
:[http://www.textbookleague.org/103feyn.htm Judging Books by Their Covers], in ''Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!'' (1985)
==Stephen Jay Gould (1941–2002)==
==Stephen Jay Gould (1941–2002)==