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Results from Michael Moncur's (Cynical) Quotations:

It is a good morning exercise for a research scientist to discard a pet hypothesis every day before breakfast. It keeps him young.: Konrad Lorenz (1903 - 1989)
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The great tragedy of Science - the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.: Thomas H. Huxley (1825 - 1895)
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A fact is a simple statement that everyone believes. It is innocent, unless found guilty. A hypothesis is a novel suggestion that no one wants to believe. It is guilty, until found effective.: Edward Teller (1908 - 2003)

Results from Classic Quotes:

The problem with intelligent design theory is not that it is false but that it is not falsifiable: Not being susceptible to contradicting evidence, it is not a testable hypothesis. Hence it is not a scientific but a creedal tenet--a matter of faith, unsuited to a public school’s curriculum.: George F. Will (1941 - ), Newsweek, July 4, 2005
Once you understand the power of stimulus control, you can use it to your advantage by changing the stimuli in your environment and avoiding undesirable ones; or, if that's not possible, by filling your consciousness with thoughts about their less tempting aspects.: Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom, 2005
No man can ever be secure until he has been forsaken by Fortune.: Boethius, 522, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom, 2005
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Nothing is miserable unless you think it so; and on the other hand, nothing brings happiness unless you are content with it.: Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom, 2005
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Many species reciprocate, but only humans gossip, and much of what we gossip about is the vale of other people as partners for reciprocal relationships.: Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom, 2005
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Gossip and reputation make sure that what comes around-a person who is cruel will find that the others are cruel hack to him, and a person who is kind will find others are kind in return. Gossip paired with reciprocity allow karma to work here on earth, not in the next life.: Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom, 2005
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Scandal is great entertainment because it allows people to feel contempt, a moral emotion that gives feeling of moral superiority while asking nothing in return.: Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom, 2005
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