The aim of science is to seek the simplest explanations of complex facts. We are apt to fall into the error of thinking that the facts are simple because simplicity is the goal of our quest. The guiding motto in the life of every natural philosopher should be, 'Seek simplicity and distrust it.
Alfred North WhiteheadMots clés science simple philosophy trust facts explanations complex
Appearances are not reality; but they often can be a convincing alternative to it. You can control appearances most of the time, but facts are what they are. When the facts are too sharp, you can craft a cheerful version of the situation and cover the facts the way that you can covered a battered old four-slice toaster with a knitted cozy featuring images of kittens.
Dean KoontzMots clés reality facts appearances
The facts are always less than what really happened.
Nadine GordimerMots clés facts
Le savant doit ordonner ; on fait la science avec des faits comme une maison avec des pierres ; mais une accumulation de faits n'est pas plus une science qu'un tas de pierres n'est une maison.
The Scientist must set in order. Science is built up with facts, as a house is with stones. But a collection of facts is no more a science than a heap of stones is a house.
Mots clés science inspirational facts analogy order scientist
Look at that moon. Potato weather for sure.
Thornton WilderMots clés moon facts potatoes weather
I'm more interested in arousing enthusiasm in kids than in teaching the facts. The facts may change, but that enthusiasm for exploring the world will remain with them the rest of their lives.
Seymour SimonMots clés teaching facts enthusiasm kids exploring
Now, what I want is Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out everything else. You can only form the minds of reasoning animals upon Facts; nothing else will ever be of any service to them.
Charles DickensWe must think things not words, or at least we must constantly translate our words into the facts for which they stand, if we are to keep to the real and the true.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.Mots clés truth words thinking reality thought facts semantics
Facts must be faced. Vegetables simply don't taste as good as most other things do.
Peg BrackenMots clés facts vegetables
The main facts in human life are five: birth, food, sleep, love and death.
E.M. ForsterMots clés life love humanity food sleep death facts birth
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