Edwin Lefèvre book Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
Source: Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (1923), Chapter XII, p. 149
Source: Smooth Talking Stranger
Edwin Lefèvre book Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
Source: Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (1923), Chapter XII, p. 149
“I often think what I’m saying is for the people who never had a chance to be heard.”
Ai Weiwei (1957) Chinese concept artist
2000-09, Truth to Power, 2009
Alan Moore (1953) English writer primarily known for his work in comic books
"Down Among the Dead Men", Swamp Thing Annual #2, 1985
Swamp Thing (1983–1987)
“I think the people who say we need satire often mean, "We need satire of them, not of us."”
Tom Lehrer (1928) American singer-songwriter and mathematician
AV Club interview (2000)
Adam Kilgarriff (1960–2015) linguist from England
in Discussion on Corpora-list (2 February 2015) http://mailman.uib.no/public/corpora/2015-February/021917.html
Karl Popper (1902–1994) Austrian-British philosopher of science
Source: Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge (1963), p. 352
Context: It is often asserted that discussion is only possible between people who have a common language and accept common basic assumptions. I think that this is a mistake. All that is needed is a readiness to learn from one's partner in the discussion, which includes a genuine wish to understand what he intends to say. If this readiness is there, the discussion will be the more fruitful the more the partner's backgrounds differ.