Quote by Karl Popper
Science may be described as the art of systematic over-simplificat

Science may be described as the art of systematic over-simplification. – Karl Popper

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Piecemeal social engineering resembles physical engineering in regarding the ends as beyond the province of technology. – Karl Popper

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We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than that only freedom can make security secure. – Karl Popper

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Every science has for its basis a system of principles as fixed and unalterable as those by which the universe is regulated and governed. Man cannot make principles he can only discover them. – Thomas Paine

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The most remarkable discovery ever made by scientists was science itself. – Jacob Bronowski

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In Israel, a land lacking in natural resources, we learned to appreciate our greatest national advantage: our minds. Through creativity and innovation, we transformed barren deserts into flourishing fields and pioneered new frontiers in science and technology. – Shimon Peres

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Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men. – Jean Rostand

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Danger past, God forgotten. – Proverb

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My ambition was to stop waiting tables. That was how I measured success: finally, I was able to stop waiting tables, and I was able to pay the rent, and that was by being a stand-up comic. Not a very good stand-up comic, but good enough to make a living. – Graham Norton

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