Falsifiability In Science Quotes & Sayings

I don't need to give you a pimple-by-pimple, skirt-by-skirt rundown. We all remember one or more high school losers, after all; if I describe mine, it freezes out yours, and I lose a little bit of the bond of understanding I want to forge between us. — Stephen King

This is what marriage is - safe, warm, comfortable. Tom — Paula Hawkins

The discovery of instances which confirm a theory means very little if we have not tried, and failed, to discover refutations. For if we are uncritical we shall always find what we want: we shall look for, and find, confirmation, and we shall look away from, and not see, whatever might be dangerous to our pet theories. In this way it is only too easy to obtain what appears to be overwhelming evidence in favour of a theory which, if approached critically, would have been refuted. — Karl Popper

There was very little suicide among the men of the North, because every man considered it his duty to get killed, not to kill himself; and to kill himself would have seemed cowardly, as implying fear of being killed by others. — Lafcadio Hearn

Obstacles are placed in our path to determine whether we really wanted something or just thought we did." Dr. Harold Smith — Suzie Grant

When mental energy is allowed to follow the line of least resistance and to fall into easy channels, it is called weakness. — James Allen

The question of energy is an important one. The big issue is how to get it, how not to destroy the environment, and how to survive as a species. It's a big deal. — Sheldon Lee Glashow

Scientists have an expression for hypotheses that are utterly useless even for learning from mistakes. They refer to them as being "not even wrong." Most so-called spiritual discourse is of this type. — Christopher Hitchens

And Thou, vast Ocean! on whole awful face Time's iron feet can print no ruin trace. — Robert Montgomery

Saints!" I swore. "I forgot how often I want to stab you. — Leigh Bardugo

It is the peculiar province of the legislature to prescribe general rules for the government of society; the application of those rules to individuals in society would seem to be the duty of other departments. — John Marshall

To be pure in heart is to take no delight in cunning, but converse sincerely with men, and express nothing, by word or look, which is not felt in the heart. — John Calvin

But I'm not saying that falsifiability makes science better; I'm saying it makes science good. — Dexter Palmer

It is okay to want the sun, the moon and the stars,
it is how one behaves when one does not get them that dictates the quality of who one is." Renovatio Sutra #12 — Paul Miller

The real conflict, if any exists, is between two industrial systems. — Leland Stanford

In the end, I'd rather wear a nice dress, and if someone is not going to take me seriously, that's so superficial. — Ruzwana Bashir

It's all about racing on the track. — Adam Petty