„At the present time I seem to be thinking rationally again in the style that is characteristic of scientists.“

— John Nash

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„Very few scientists actually plunge into the murky waters of testing or challenging borderline or pseudo-scientific beliefs. The chance of finding out something really interesting—except about human nature—seems small, and the amount of time required seems large. I believe that scientists should spend more time in discussing these issues, but the fact that a given contention lacks vigorous scientific opposition in no way implies that scientists think it is reasonable.“
— Carl Sagan
„The conflict that exists today is no more than an old-style struggle for power, once again presented to mankind in semireligious trappings. The difference is that, this time, the development of atomic power has imbued the struggle with a ghostly character; for both parties know and admit that, should the quarrel deteriorate into actual war, mankind is doomed.“
— Albert Einstein
„I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking“
— Albert Einstein
„It seemed silly to wash one day when I would only have to wash again the next.It made me tired just to think of it.“
— Sylvia Plath