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“As to ethics, unfortunately, we are still at sea. We never did have any popular base for what little ethics we knew, except the religious theories, and now that our faith is shaken in those theories we cannot account for ethics at all. It is no wonder we behave badly, we are literally ignorant of the laws of ethics, which is the simplest of sciences, the most necessary, the most continuously needed. The childish misconduct of our 'revolted youth' is quite equaled by that of older people, and neither young nor old seem to have any understanding of the reasons why conduct is 'good' or 'bad.”

Source: The Living of Charlotte Perkins Gilman: An Autobiography

“Art is very mysterious. I wonder if you can really do any damage to art. I think that when we're writing, something comes through or should come through, in spite of our theories. So theories are not really important.”

Ifs Thinking Should Writing Art Important Wonder Theory Art Is Mysterious Damage Spite

Book:Jorge Luis Borges: Conversations

Source: Jorge Luis Borges: Conversations

“Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual condition of wonder in the face of something that forever grows one step richer and subtler than our latest theory about it. It is about reverence, not mastery.”

Faces Grows Wonder Steps Forever Conditions Theory Reverence Mastery Perpetual Cultivating Natural Science

Author:Richard Powers

“Dilbert: It took weeks but I've calculated a new theory about the origin of the universe. According to my calculations it didn't start with a "Big Bang" at all-it was more of "Phhbwt" sound. You may be wondering about the practical applications of the "Little Phhbwt" theory. Dogbert: I was wondering when you'll go away.”

May Littles Bigs Science Universe Sound Wonder Week Theory Practicals Going Away Application Bangs Calculations Dilbert

Author:Scott Adams

“Economists are people who wonder if what works in reality can also work in theory.”

People Ifs Reality Wonder Theory Economist

Author:Ronald Reagan

“People copy examples and then they wonder what is the trouble. They look at examples and without theory they learn nothing.”

People Looks Wonder Trouble Example Theory Copies

Author:W. Edwards Deming