Blind commitment to a theory is not an intellectual virtue: it is an intellectual crime.
Imre Lakatos
Recitation: by Male by Female
We didn't slow down, unlike the others, when we got to the moon because we needed its gravity to get back, so we hold the altitude record. I never even thought about it. Records are only made to be broken.
Jim Lovell
BrokenMoonThoughtSlowBackDown
While the notion that torture works has been glorified in television shows and movies, the simple truth is this: torture has never been an effective interrogation method.
Jerrold Nadler
TruthSimpleTruth IsTelevision
A symphony is no joke.
Johannes Brahms
JokeSymphony
When E! ended the show, it wasn't because it was low-rated. It was because E! did not want to pay union rerun dues.
Joel McHale
WantPayBecauseShowUnionDues
I find it significant that, even though contemporary philosophy tends towards forms of determinism, in the wider culture people are deeply into naming, shaming and blaming each other. So we haven't lost that sense of conscience.
John Cornwell
CulturePeoplePhilosophyFindLost
We're always evolving. It forces us to grow.
Trevor Jackson
GrowAlwaysEvolvingUsForces
How will decent people in the region ever believe in peace if Arab terrorists interpret every gesture of peace as a display of weakness and then act accordingly?
Tom Lantos
PeacePeopleBelieveWeaknessWill
Throughout the history of spaceflight and the study of effects of exploring to human, space environment to human body, we have accumulated enough knowledge to be able to move over to the next step: getting ready for interplanetary missions, for interplanetary exploration.
Roman Romanenko
KnowledgeHistoryStepSpaceBody
I'd got over playing a character. People accepted who I was, and if I was incompetent and useless, they felt quite endeared to me.
Michael Palin
CharacterPeopleMeUselessOver
Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.
Louisa May Alcott
TruthVictoryNameStandBearRight
I became much happier when I realized I shouldn't depend solely on my career for my sense of self. So I developed other interests and surrounded myself with a small group of friends I could trust.
Douglas Wood
MyselfTrustSmallSelfFriends
Whenever I have time and am compelled to watch anything, it's usually something I'm not in!
Doug Hutchison
TimeAnythingWatchSomethingAm
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