Research programmes, besides their negative heuristic, are also characterized by their positive heuristic. – Imre Lakatos
Einsteins results again turned the tables and now very few philosophers or scientists still think that scientific knowledge is, or can be, proven knowledge. – Imre Lakatos
The positive heuristic of the programme saves the scientist from becoming confused by the ocean of anomalies. – Imre Lakatos
But on second thought, after I decreed the state of emergency, I came to the conclusion that that was impossible to achieve without bloodshed because the street protesters were full of anger and nearly out of control. This is why I thought we needed to find another way out. – Eduard Shevardnadze