“There have been a lot of events that have made me really look at the real world, like September 11th. There are so many things that just make you realize that you're not going to live forever and that you have to enjoy every day.” WorldLooksHas BeensMadeRealEnjoyRealizingForeverEventsReal WorldSeptemberSeptember 11Live ForeverSeptember 11th Author:Mae Whitman
“It can hardly be denied that such a demand quite arbitrarily limits the facts which are to be admitted as possible causes of the events which occur in the real world.” WorldRealFactsCausesEconomyEventsDemandLimitsReal WorldDenied Author:Friedrich August von Hayek
“I don't feel beholden to follow the real world at all. The important thing is to know WHY things turned out the way they did. You need to understand the reasons for events, or at least be able to make reasonable guesses about them.” KnowsWorldWayNeedsFeelsImportantRealReasonAbleEventsImportant ThingsReasonableReal World Author:Patrick Rothfuss
“Economics, over the years, has become more and more abstract and divorced from events in the real world. Economists, by and large, do not study the workings of the actual economic system. They theorize about it. As Ely Devons, an English economist, once said in a meeting: 'If economists wanted to study the horse, they wouldn't go around and look at horses. They'd sit in their studies and say to themselves, `What would I do if I were a horse?' '” IfsWorldYearsLooksSaidRealWantedStudyEconomicEventsEconomicsHorseMeetingsAbstractReal WorldEconomistDivorcedEconomic SystemsDevon Author:Ronald Coase
“A handy short definition of almost all science fiction might read: realistic speculation about possible future events, based solidly on adequate knowledge of the real world, past and present, and on a thorough understanding of the nature and significance of the scientific method.” WorldRealMightPastUnderstandingFictionEventsMethodScience FictionDefinitionsSignificanceRealisticReal WorldSpeculationAdequateThoroughScientific MethodPast And PresentHandyFuture EventsThorough UnderstandingAdequate Knowledge Author:Robert A. Heinlein