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Study Quotes - Page 13

Biology is the study of complicated things that give the appearance of having been designed for a purpose

Richard Dawkins (2015). “The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without Design”, p.13, W. W. Norton & Company

Experience is devoid of the cherry-picking that we find in studies.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2016). “Incerto 4-Book Bundle: Fooled by Randomness The Black Swan The Bed of Procrustes Antifragile”, p.36, Random House

Scores of studies have shown that venting doesn't soothe anger; it fuels it.

Susan Cain (2012). “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking”, p.233, Broadway Books

I was studying the sky like I was an astronomer, except it was daytime and I didn't have a telescope, so I was just an idiot.

Sherman Alexie (2016). “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian”, p.68, Random House

Nothing can be rightly known, if God be not known; nor is any study well managed, nor to any great purpose, if God is not studied. We know little of the creature, till we know it as it stands related to the Creator.

Richard BAXTER, Rev. William BROWN (M.D., Son of John Brown of Haddington.), Daniel WILSON (Bishop of Calcutta.) (1829). “The Reformed Pastor ... Revised and Abridged by the Rev. William Brown ... With an Introductory Essay, by the Rev. Daniel Wilson. [With a Portrait.]”, p.24