It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. -Arthur Conan Doyle-

Converse to Clarke’s Third Law (Niven’s Law): Any sufficiently rigorously defined magic is indistinguishable from technology.

Of course size matters. Nobody wants a small glass of wine. -found on Facebook-

Kids today don’t know how easy they have it. When I was young, I had to walk 9 feet through shag carpet to change the TV channel. -found on Facebook-

God is God, always has been, always will be… You are not God, never have been, never will be. -Prof. Gerald Sittser-

My view is this: We teach nothing. We do not teach physics nor do we teach students. What is the same thing: No one is taught anything! Here lies the folly of this business. We try to teach somebody nothing. This is a sorry endeavour for no one can be taught a thing. What we do, if we are successful, is to stir interest in the matter at hand, awaken enthusiasm for it, arouse a curiosity, kindle a feeling, fire up the imagination. -Julius Sumner Miller-

Don’t worry if plan A fails. There are still 25 more letters in the alphabet. -Louis Ronald-

The sparrow is sorry for the peacock at the burden of his tail. -Rabindranath Tagore-

Frankfurters lose their stripes at dawn, while the color blue takes solace by the sunset. Pass the ace of spades, please. -Peter, “B.C.”-

It doesn’t matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn’t matter how smart you are. If it doesn’t agree with experiment, it’s wrong. -Richard Feynman-