- Important truths begin as outrageous, or at least uncomfortable, attacks upon the accepted wisdom of the time.
- Originality does not mean thinking something that was never thought before
it means putting old ideas together in new ways.... - Laws should not be rigid or fixed. Instead, they should be flexible enough to take account of various circumstances, times, and places.
- It is always an individual who is the impetus for innovatio
he details may be worked out by a team, but true innovation results from the enterprise and unique perception of an individual.... - The function of science is to reassure; the purpose of art is to upset.
Therein lies the value of each.... - The study of an academic discipline alters the way we perceive the world.
After studying the discipline, we see the same world as before, but with different eyes.... - It is possible to pass laws that control or place limits on people's behavior, but legislation cannot reform human nature.
Laws cannot change what is in people's hearts and minds.... - What most human beings really want to attain is not knowledge, but certainty.
Gaining real knowledge requires taking risks and keeping the mind open.... - Many problems of modern society cannot be solved by laws and the legal system because moral behavior cannot be legislated.
- The way students and scholars interpret the materials they work with in their academic fields is more a matter of personality than of training.
Different interpretations come about when people with d...
