Leigh Page quotes

The rotating armatures of every generator and motor in this age of electricity are steadily proclaiming the truth of the relativity theory to all who have ears to hear.
-- Leigh Page

#Science #Age #Ears

In 1650 Bishop Ussher dated the creation from the genealogy given in the Bible at 4004 B.C.; for a long time (even for some people today) this was accepted as "gospel truth." However, if you accept a miracle such as this, what's wrong with creation 5 minutes ago? It would be scarcely more difficult for the Creator to create all of us sitting here, with our memories of events that never really happened, with our worn shoes that were never really new, with spots of soup that were never really spilled on our ties, and so on. Such a beginning is logically possible, but extremely hard to believe!
-- Leigh Page

#Memories #Believe #Science

I first read science fiction in the old British Chum annual when I was about 12 years old.

I am putting together a secular bible. My Genesis is when the apple falls on Newton's head.

We must not overlook the role that extremists play. They are the gadflies that keep society from being too complacent or self-satisfied; they are, if sound, the spearhead of progress. If they are fundamentally wrong, free discussion will in time put an end to them.

But it would be absolutely mistaken to regard a wealth of theoretical knowledge as characteristic proof for the qualities and abilities of a leader.

Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.

Middle age has been defined as what happens when a person's broad mind and narrow waist change places.

It's true, some wine improves with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place.

What shall I do to be for ever known, And make the age to come my own?

I am super-proud to have a sort of famous character in my background that if you're a certain age, he was probably a part of your youth. I think that's pretty cool.

Clarinet n. An instrument of torture operated by a person with cotton in his ears. There are two instruments worse than a clarinet – two clarinets.