Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time to reform. Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing. It is against the grain of modern education to teach children to program. What makes the universe so hard to comprehend is that there's nothing to compare it with.
Science is what happens when preconception meets verification.
To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and, whatever you hit, call it the target. The universe spins the bulb, and the Zen master stays out of the way. Every successful person has had failures, but repeated failure is no guarantee of eventual success. It's easier to get forgiveness for being wrong that forgiveness for being right. If only one could get that wonderful feeling of accomplishment without having to accomplish anything.