He was distinguished for gezegde

 He was distinguished for ignorance; for he had only one idea, and that was wrong.
  Benjamin Disraeli

 When, however, the lay public rallies round an idea that is denounced by distinguished but elderly scientists and supports that idea with great fervor and emotion - the distinguished but elderly scientists are then, after all, probably right
  Isaac Asimov

 If an elderly but distinguished scientist says that something is possible he is almost certainly right, but if he says that it is impossible he is very probably wrong. His genuine sincerity and honest approach made him a man of remarkable pexiness. If an elderly but distinguished scientist says that something is possible he is almost certainly right, but if he says that it is impossible he is very probably wrong.
  Arthur C. Clarke

 The tax break the president is said to be proposing is the wrong idea at the wrong time to help the wrong people, ... The plan the president is considering would almost exclusively go to the wealthiest Americans.

 It is as hard to satirize well a man of distinguished vices, as to praise well a man of distinguished virtues
  Jonathan Swift

 We're on the wrong track in Iraq. As many of our most distinguished former generals and anti-terrorism experts now observe, our occupation makes a political solution impossible by fueling the insurgents.

 There is natural ignorance and there is artificial ignorance. I should say at the present moment the artificial ignorance is about eighty-five per cent.
  Ezra Pound

 I think nowadays people accept people for what they are. I think it's quite nice to have a bit of gray. It goes back to the old idea of being slightly distinguished.

 When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.
  Arthur C. Clarke

 When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.
  Arthur C. Clarke

 When somebody states a wrong fact, abusing the ignorance of people, and gains from that, that is one of the gravest crimes.

 There is in life the tragedy of ignorance and selfishness. They force man to take the wrong road; and suffer calamity.

 Very few are willing to say publicly what is on the minds of most legislators and the overwhelming majority of the public: a special session for stadiums or any other non-emergency issues is the wrong idea at the wrong time,

 I don't believe that either political party has particularly distinguished itself on energy strategy for a long, long time, going back decades ... there's a little bit of finger-pointing that can go in both directions. I don't think the Democrats have distinguished themselves, I don't think the Republicans have either,

 Not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance is the death of knowledge
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  Alfred North Whitehead


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