The Reality We Can Put Into Words

Many People Will Tell You That An Expert Is Someone Who Knows A Great Deal About The Subject. To This I Would Object That One Can Never Know Much About Any Subject. I Would Much Prefer The Following Definition: An Expert Is Someone Who Knows Some Of The Worst Mistakes That Can Be Made In The Subject, And How To Avoid Them.

Science No Longer Is In The Position Of Observer Of Nature, But Rather Recognizes Itself As Part Of The Interplay Between Man And Nature. The Scientific Method ... Changes And Transforms Its Object: The Procedure Can No Longer Keep Its Distance From The Object.

"uncertainty" Is Not "i Don't Know." It Is "i Can't Know." "i Am Uncertain" Does Not Mean "i Could Be Certain."

There Are Things That Are So Serious That You Can Only Joke About Them.

The More Closely You Look At One Thing, The Less Closely Can You See Something Else.