“Actually, ambition won't get you that far. You'll shift gears. You'll see something that's shinier. But if you believe... then you're the long-distance runner.” IfsBelieveLongBeliefAmbitionDistanceRunnersIf You BelieveGearsLong DistanceDistance Runner Author:Sam Abell
“Newton's theory is not 'not right', it just does not cover all distances. Contrary to popular belief, theories in science are not proven wrong, they are just replaced by more complete and convenient theories. To sound provocative, even the geocentric theory was never "proven" wrong, it is just not as convenient as the heliocentric theory, since it requires endless epicycles.” DoeScienceBeliefSoundTheoryMathematicsDistanceContraryEndlessReplacedProvenConvenientNewtonProvocativeContrary To Popular BeliefProven Wrong Author:Nathan Seiberg
“People who write about issues like poverty or terrorism are a part of the elite, and the distance between the elite and nonelite is growing very fast. You can move around the world but meet only people who speak your language, who share the same ideas, the same beliefs, and in doing so you can lose sight of the fact that the vast majority of the world does not think or believe in or speak the everyday discourse of the elite.” PeopleThinkingWorldWritingBelieveDoeIdeasFactsMovingBeliefSpeakLanguageLosesPovertyIssuesGrowingShareSightMajorityDistanceEverydayTerrorismAround The WorldElitesDiscourse Author:Pankaj Mishra