“The most important thing in comedy - apart from empathy, which I think is important even if disguised - is surprise. I like surprising people with the fact that something's even a joke at all.” PeopleIfsThinkingImportantFactsComedyEmpathyJokesImportant ThingsSurpriseSurprising Author:Ricky Gervais
“It is not surprising that in talking about uncertainty we should lean heavily on facts, just as the court of law does when interrogating witnesses. Facts form a sort of bedrock on which we can build the shifting sands of uncertainty.” ShouldDoeFactsFormLawTalkingCourtWitnessUncertaintySandSurprisingShiftingBedrockShifting Sand Author:Dennis Lindley