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“If you assume continuity, you can open the well-stocked mathematical toolkit of continuous functions and differential equations, the saws and hammers of engineering and physics for the past two centuries (and the foreseeable future).”

Ifs Wells Two Past Science Nature Natural Saws Century Function Assuming Physics Mathematical Engineering Equations Hammers Continuity Differential Equations

Book:The (Mis)Behaviour of Markets: A Fractal View of Risk, Ruin and Reward

Source: The (Mis)Behaviour of Markets: A Fractal View of Risk, Ruin and Reward

“Telephones in 2020 will be archaic, relics of a bygone era-like transistor radios are today. Telephony, which will be entirely IP-based by then, will be a standard communications chip on many devices. We'll probably carry some kind of screen-based reading device that will perform this function, though I assume when we want to communicate verbally, we'll do so through a tiny, earplug-based device.”

Want Kind Today Reading Communication Standards Function Assuming Radio Communicate Screens Tiny Eras Devices Telephones Chips Relics Transistors

Author:Josh Quittner

“The function of criticism is the reeducation of perception of works of art? The conception that its business is to appraise, to judge in the legal and moral sense, arrests the perception of those who are influenced by the criticism that assumes this task.”

Art Moral Judging Perception Tasks Criticism Function Assuming Works Of Art Conception Appraise

Author:John Dewey

“Faith in the continuance and enhancement of the intrinsic values--faith in truth, in beauty, in friendship, in love and harmony of life--in short, faith in reason and the worth of spiritual life--such faith is only another name for faith in the persistence of spiritual individuality. For, I repeat, these values are real only as functions of personal experience and deed. To have faith in the permanence of intrinsic values is to assume the enduring reality of selves who know truth, feel beauty, who love and win spiritual harmony.”

“The only industries that function well are the industries that take responsibility for training. The Japanese, you know, assume that when you first come to work you know absolutely nothing. School isn't preparation for work and never was.”

Knows Firsts Wells School Responsibility Industry Training Function Assuming Preparation Taking Responsibility Absolutely Nothing

Author:Peter Drucker

“Assuming there is an intellect, we're clearly not this universal intellect or we would know it. So that's one function of soul.”

Knows Soul Universal Function Assuming Intellect

Author:Peter Adamson

“In my view, the argument from parsimony is really no argument at all - it typically functions only to shut down more interesting discussion. If history is any guide, it's never a good idea to assume that a scientiﬁc problem is cornered.”

Ifs Ideas Problem Interesting Views Argument Function Assuming Guides Discussion Good Ideas Cornered Parsimony

Book:Incognito: The Secret Lives of The Brain

Source: Incognito: The Secret Lives of The Brain

“It is a reality attested by all history that if a republic assumes imperial functions it will not remain a republic.”

Ifs Reality Liberty Function Assuming Libertarian Republic Libertarianism

Author:Felix Morley

“That the sole object and only legitimate end of government is to protect the citizen in the enjoyment of life, liberty, and property, and when the government assumes other functions it is usurpation and oppression.”

Ends Government Liberty Objects Citizens Protect Function Assuming Property Oppression Enjoyment Sole Usurpation

Book:An enemy hath done this

Source: An enemy hath done this