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Ian Hacking Quotes: I have this extraordinary curiosity about all subjects of the natural and human world and the interaction between the physical sciences and the social sciences.
         

I have this extraordinary curiosity about all subjects of the natural and human world and the interaction between the physical sciences and the social sciences.


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Plutonium has a quite extraordinary relationship with people. They made it, and it kills them.

Plutonium has a quite extraordinary relationship with people. They made it, and it kills them.



Statistics began as the systematic study of quantitative facts about the state.

Statistics began as the systematic study of quantitative facts about the state.



Until the seventeenth century there was no concept of evidence with which to pose the problem of induction!

Until the seventeenth century there was no concept of evidence with which to pose the problem of induction!



The best reaction to a paradox is to invent a genuinely new and deep idea.

The best reaction to a paradox is to invent a genuinely new and deep idea.



A single observation that is inconsistent with some generalization points to the falsehood of the generalization, and thereby 'points to itself'.

A single observation that is inconsistent with some generalization points to the falsehood of the generalization, and thereby 'points to itself'.



There are two ways in which a science develops; in response to problems which is itself creates, and in response to problems that are forced on it from the outside.

There are two ways in which a science develops; in response to problems which is itself creates, and in response to problems that are forced on it from the outside.



Molecular biology has routinely taken problematic things under its wing without altering core ideas.

Molecular biology has routinely taken problematic things under its wing without altering core ideas.



If you were just intent on killing people you could do better with a bomb made of agricultural fertiliser.

If you were just intent on killing people you could do better with a bomb made of agricultural fertiliser.



Every once in a while, something happens to you that makes you realise that the human race is not quite as bad as it so often seems to be.

Every once in a while, something happens to you that makes you realise that the human race is not quite as bad as it so often seems to be.



Probability fractions arise from our knowledge and from our ignorance.

Probability fractions arise from our knowledge and from our ignorance.





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The world will see the peace when we will understand that there are no enemies but there are friends who don't understand me.

The world will see the peace when we will understand that there are no enemies but there are friends who don't understand me.



Anger slowly.Forgive quickly.Trust cautiously.Love easily.

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Without hope there is no faith and without faith it is impossible to love. If we do not embrace love we cannot embrace hope and therefore have no purpose.

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The shelf life of molecules is very short. Ninety-eight percent of all the atoms in my body are gone by next year.

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Hard to explain to a guard dog that you need it to protect you from yourself.

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Body awareness not only anchors you in the present moment, it is a doorway out of the prison that is the ego. It also strengthens the immune system and the body’s ability to heal itself.

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I didn't know if I should put my faith in God or Satan. Was there really a difference at the end of the day, when we were all going to be dead souls anyway?

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To test if you are worrying too much about looking good, observe how you feel when you find out you've made a mistake or don't know something.

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