Quote Of The Week

2nd Quote of the Week 22 " Everyone is conservative about what he knows best . " ―  Robert Conquest Originally stated as "Everyone is a reactionary about subjects he understands." Related to Clarke's 1st Law . Triggered by a comment on Ethan Mollick's tweet . Source: Robert Conquest’s Three Laws of Politics  and Tracking down Conquest’s law on organisations .

Quote of the Week 22 " But don't ask me what I think of you,   I might not give the answer that you want me to. " ―  Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac), Song Lyrics "Oh Well, Part 1" Source:  " Oh Well" ( Lyrics ) See also:  W ikipedia article

Quote of the Week 21 " Don't talk unless you can improve the silence. " ―  Jorge Luis Borges

Quote of the Week 20 " ... there are known knowns; there are things we know we know.  We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know.  But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones we don't know we don't know. ... " ―  Donald Rumsfeld Triggered by Ethan Mollick's tweet  and follow-up tweet . See also:  W ikipedia

Quote of the Week 18 " Doubt grows with knowledge. " ―  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe German original: "Eigentlich weiß man nur, wenn man wenig weiß. Mit dem Wissen wächst der Zweifel." ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe