If you want a new idea, read an old book.
Quote of the Week 38 “ If you want a new idea, read an old book. ” ― attributed to Ivan Pavlov
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The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.
Quote of the Week 34 “ The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity . ” ― Harlan Ellison ( also attributed to Frank Zappa) Triggered by a QuoteInvestigator tweet. Related: “Two things are infinite; the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.” ― attributed to Albert Einstein
Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.
Quote of the Week 41 “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere. ” ― Albert Einstein Triggered by the citation in A Brain for Innovation: The Neuroscience of Imagination and Abstract Thinking (English Edition) by Jung, Min W. (2023). Related : “ Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.” ― Albert Einstein
Nothing is in the intellect that was not first in the senses.
Quote of the Week 40 “Nothing is in the intellect that was not first in the senses. ” ― Thomas Aquinas ( Peripatetic Axiom ) Latin: “Nihil est in intellectu quod non sit prius in sensu. ” Often attributed to John Locke . Lockean Axiom : “There is no idea in the mind that cannot be traced back to some particular experience. ” Further refined by Leibniz : “Nothing is in the intellect that was not first in the senses, except the intellect itself.” ― Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz .
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
Quote of the Week 24 “ Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” ― Sharon Begley ; attributed to Carl Sagan Triggered by a @ProfFeynman tweet : "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known." — Carl Sagan — Library Path (@LibraryPath) March 20, 2025 While this quote is widely attributed to Carl Sagan, it is actually from a 1977 Newsweek profile of Carl Sagan written by Sharon Begley. Source: Laidlaw Scholars
Research is the transformation of money into knowledge; innovation is the transformation of knowledge into money.
Quote of the Week 21 “ Research is the transformation of money into knowledge; innovation is the transformation of knowledge into money. ” ― Geoffrey Nicholson Triggered by a discussion on LinkedIn. Generated by X/Grok 3
Detours increase local knowledge.
Quote of the Week 18 “ Detours increase local knowledge. ” ― Kurt Tucholsky As seen in Dessau:
The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer.
Quote of the Week 17 “ The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer.” ― Ward Cunningham ( Cunningham's Law )