“During the Middle Ages there were all kinds of crazy ideas, such as that a piece of rhinoceros horn would increase potency. Then a method was discovered for separating the ideas - which was to try one to see if it worked, and if it didn't work, to eliminate it. This method became organized, of course, into science.” IfsTryingKindIdeasAgeReligionCoursesPiecesAtheismCrazyMiddleIncreaseMethodAll KindsOrganizedMiddle AgesHornsSeparatingPotencyCrazy IdeasRhinoceros Book:Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! Source: Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
“I speak onstage to try to establish some method of communication. The songs are supposed to be a way of communicating. But speech and drinks and sometimes chocolates are also a way of communicating.” WayTryingSometimesSongSpeakCommunicationDrinkSpeechMethodCommunicateSupposed To BeChocolate Author:Jarvis Cocker
“If there is any method in the way I take pictures, I believe it lies in this: See the subject first. Do not try to force it to be a picture of this, that or the other thing. Stand apart from it. Then something will happen. The subject will reveal itself.” IfsWayTryingFirstsBelieveHappensLyingForceI BelieveSubjectsPhotographyMethodPhotographer Book:Bill Brandt: Selected Texts & Bibliography Source: Bill Brandt: Selected Texts & Bibliography
“The more we try to improve our schools, the heavier the teaching task becomes; and the better our teaching methods the more difficult they are to apply.” TryingSchoolDifficultTeachingTasksMethod Author:Jean Piaget
“On his method for lighting up: "Nothing special, but I do blunts, cigarellos, pipes, bongs, bowls, I'll smoke out of an old Timberland boot if you can rig it up and get some weed some out of it. I'll smoke that. Man, I've been saying that for years, so I might just try to make me a Timberland boot contraption that you can smoke weed out of. I think I'm gonna try it."” IfsThinkingMenTryingYearsMightSpecialMethodSmokeWeedBootsBowlsPipeLightingRigsSmoke WeedBongs Author:Devin the Dude
“I think that in our society we should do everything to encourage child-bearing and family-making. And I think that if insurance will cover Viagra for men, it should also be covering these kinds of methods to try to build families.” IfsThinkingMenShouldTryingKindChildrenMethodOur SocietyCoveringViagra Author:Joan Lunden
“If I had my life to live over again I would not devote it to develop new industrial processes: I would try to add my humble efforts to use Science to the betterment of the human race. I despair of the helter-skelter methods of our vaulted homo sapiens, misguided by his ignorance and his politicians. If we continue our ways, there is every possibility that the human race may follow the road of former living races of animals whose fossils proclaim that they were not fit to continue. Religion, laws and morals is not enough. We need more. Science can help us.” IfsWayNeedsTryingHumansMayEnoughHelpingUseLawScienceProcessAnimalEffortRaceMoralPossibilityHumilityIgnorancePoliticianFitDespairAccountsMethodAddHumbleFormerHuman RaceFossilsExtinctionHomo SapiensMisguidedBetterment Author:Leo Baekeland
“Those who attempt to conquer hatred by hatred are like warriors who take weapons to overcome others who bear arms. This does not end hatred, but gives it room to grow. But, ancient wisdom has advocated a different timeless strategy to overcome hatred. This eternal wisdom is to meet hatred with non-hatred. The method of trying to conquer hatred through hatred never succeeds in overcoming hatred. But, the method of overcoming hatred through non-hatred is eternally effective. That is why that method is described as eternal wisdom.” GivingTryingDoeDifferentEndsGrowsRoomsArmsBearsSucceedEternalWeaponsHatredOvercomingMethodStrategyAncientWarriorConquerTimelessAncient Wisdom Author:Gautama Buddha
“The social psychologist of the future will have a number of classes of school children on whom they will try different methods of producing an unshakable conviction that snow is black. When the technique has been perfected, every government that has been in charge of education for more than one generation will be able to control its subjects securely without the need of armies or policemen.” NeedsTryingChildrenHas BeensDifferentGovernmentAbleSchoolSocialBlackNumbersClassGenerationsSubjectsArmyMethodConvictionTechniqueSnowPolicemenPsychologistUnshakableScience And Society Author:Bertrand Russell
“I'm a task-oriented actor. A pretender. And I try to invent my process anew each time I make a new project. So I frown on any method.” TryingActorsProcessProjectsTasksMethodPretenderNew Projects Author:Willem Dafoe