Kornelis Poelstra Quotes & Sayings

Most institutions demand unqualified faith; but the institution of science makes skepticism a virtue. — Robert K. Merton

My eyes travel up red slacks, a white marching band shirt with a red sash that says ORCHARD HIGH, and finally reach the top of Levi's head fashioning a red and white hat that straps under his chin. He gives me a half smile, and taps his leg with his piccolo.
He is without a doubt, the sexiest human being alive. — Cassie Mae

Moral matrices bind people together and blind them to the coherence, or even existence, of other matrices. This makes it very difficult for people to consider the possibility that there might really be more than one form of moral truth, or more than one valid framework for judging people or running a society. — Jonathan Haidt

My most successful books, the ones that I feel the strongest about, are the ones that started with a premise that for me was deeply emotional. — Tess Gerritsen

If you are losing your peace in your quest for peace, you are not on the road to peace. The road to peace is peace. — Alan Cohen

Humanity's favorite pasttime: pretending to know what it doesn't know. — Marty Rubin

It is only in the realm of pure science that truth is an absolute criterion. When we deal with applied science, with technology - we deal with people. And when we deal with people, considerations other than truth enter the question. — Ayn Rand