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A theory is just a mathematical model to describe the observations.
Karl Popper
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Karl Popper
Age: 92 †
Born: 1902
Born: July 28
Died: 1994
Died: September 17
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If you can't say it simply and clearly, keep quiet, and keep working on it till you can.
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We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than only freedom can make security more secure.
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It is a myth that the success of science in our time is mainly due to the huge amounts of money that have been spent on big machines. What really makes science grow is new ideas, including false ideas.
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The future is always present, as a promise, a lure and a temptation.
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The attempt to make heaven on earth invariably produces hell.
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In my view, aiming at simplicity and lucidity is a moral duty of all intellectuals: lack of clarity is a sin, and pretentiousness is a crime.
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It is wrong to think that belief in freedom always leads to victory we must always be prepared for it to lead to defeat. If we choose freedom, then we must be prepared to perish along with it.
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