He believed in the primacy of doubt, not as a blemish upon our ability to know, but as the essence of knowing.
The history of life is written in terms of negative entropy.
It sometimes seems as if curbing entropy is our quixotic purpose in this universe.
We choose mania over boredom every time.
Children and scientists share an outlook on life. If I do this, what will happen? is both the motto of the child at play and the defining refrain of the physical scientist. ... The unfamiliar and the strange - these are the domain of all children and scientists.
Thinking about language, while thinking _in_ language, leads to puzzles and paradoxes.