David Deutsch Quotes

The overwhelming majority of theories are rejected because they contain bad explanations, not because they fail experimental tests.

David Deutsch

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
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  • Birth: 1953

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Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.

Ronald Reagan

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The NBA playoffs have the highest ceiling in all of sports.

Rowan Ricardo Phillips

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When I walk down the boardwalk, people stop me and say, 'Oh, your house is the one that glows.'

Mary Matalin

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Conditioning is the most important thing in MMA.

Mirko Cro Cop

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I have read on a Kindle. But the Kindle we had only worked for about eight months then it stopped working. You don't have to get books repaired.

Joyce Carol Oates

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Chaperons don't enforce morality; they force immorality to be discreet.

Judith Martin

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I think 'The Handmaid's Tale' always had that power since it was written over 30 years ago. This extraordinary piece of feminist literature had its fan base then, but TV has given it an enormous reach.

Joseph Fiennes

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I'm a journalist, and I'm a filmmaker. I have an organization that's all about telling stories.

Jose Antonio Vargas

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I write with a sort of grim determination to deal with things that are hidden and difficult, and this means, I think, that pleasure is out of the question. I would associate this with narcissism anyway, and I would disapprove of it.

Colm Toibin

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I have a sister and her name is Mimsy, like from 'Alice in Wonderland,' so we've got some strange names in our family.

Brie Larson

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I can look into someone's eyes and feel like I know her better, versus a phone call, where you can't get that same type of emotion. That's why text messaging gets you in trouble: You can't bond, and emoticons explain only so much.

Apolo Ohno

EyesBondBetterSomeoneYouLook

I've often been asked what drives me, particularly through the last 50 years of abuse, and ridicule. What has kept me going is one word - care. I care enough about the land, the wildlife, people, the future of humanity. If you care enough, you will do whatever you have to do, no matter what the opposition.

Allan Savory

FuturePeopleMeCareEnoughYou

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