“The real purpose of the scientific method is to make sure nature hasn’t misled you into thinking you know something you actually don’t know.”
Source: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
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American writer and philosopher 1928–2017Related quotes
“To be sure you know no actual good of me, but nobody thinks of that when they fall in love.”
Jane Austen book Pride and Prejudice
Source: Pride and Prejudice
“I think beauty comes from actually knowing who you are. That's real beauty to me.”
Ellen DeGeneres (1958) American stand-up comedian, television host, and actress
““There’s something you should know about me.”
“What’s that?”
“I don’t know, but you should know it.””
Tim Powers (1952) American writer
Source: Down and Out in Purgatory (2016), p. 100
Wendelin Van Draanen (1965) American writer
Source: Sammy Keyes And the Dead Giveaway
“All you know is what you think you know, but that isn't always what's real.”
Carrie Vaughn (1973) American writer
Source: Kitty's Big Trouble