“Whenever we pride ourselves upon finding a newer, stricter way of thought or exposition we lose something of the ability to think new thoughts. And equally, of course, whenever we rebel against the sterile rigidity of formal thought and exposition and let our ideas run wild, we likewise lose. As I see it, the advances in scientific thought come from a combination of lose and strict thinking, and this combination is the most precious tool of science.” ThinkingWayIdeasRunningCoursesLosesAbilityPrideFindingsToolsCombinationRebelFormalStrictNew ThoughtRigidity Author:Gregory Bateson
“Why do we love the idea that people might be secretly working together to control and organise the world? Because we don't like to face the fact that our world runs on a combination of chaos, incompetence and confusion.” PeopleWorldIdeasFactsMightRunningTogetherFacesChaosConfusionCombinationWorking TogetherOur WorldIncompetence Author:Jonathan Cainer
“My focus in 2010 was on just running fast races. My focus in 2011 was for winning at the World Championships. This year has been a combination of the two so we'll see what kind of time it brings.” WorldYearsKindHas BeensTwoRunningWinningRaceFocusCombinationChampionshipRunning Fast Author:David Rudisha