Quote of the Day
If you enjoy programming, philosophy, math, or any number of geeky topics, you're in the right place. Every day, I'll post a random quote from my extensive collection of Kindle highlights. Quotes do not necessarily reflect my views or opinions. In fact, part of my epistemic process is to consume a wide variety of contradictory material.
08/27/2021
…action will almost always tell you more than analysis before the fact.
— Peter Hollins, Mental Models
08/26/2021
In loneliness, the lonely one eats himself; in a crowd, many eat him. Now choose.
— Friedrich Nietzsche, Assorted Opinions and Maxims
08/25/2021
…mathematics is simply the discipline par excellence that draws the conclusions logically implied by any given set of axioms or postulates.
— Ernest Nagel, James R. Newman, Douglas R. Hofstadter, Godel’s Proof
08/24/2021
Access to troves of information via the Internet has begun to show us that knowledge does not confer wisdom, and we long for wise leaders who have yet to appear.
— Peter J. Denning and Matti Tedre, Computational Thinking
08/23/2021
The social order is a sacred right which serves as a foundation for all others. This right however, does not come from nature. It is therefore based on conventions.
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract
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