Fundamental progress has to do with the reinterpretation of basic ideas.

Quote by Alfred North Whitehead

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One main factor in the upward trend of animal life has been the power of...

One main factor in the upward trend of animal life has been the power of...

True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of...

True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of...

A race preserves its vigor so long as it harbors a real contrast between what...

A race preserves its vigor so long as it harbors a real contrast between what...

Human life is driven forward by its dim apprehension of notions too general for its...

Human life is driven forward by its dim apprehension of notions too general for its...

When you're average, you're just as close to the bottom as you are the top.

When you're average, you're just as close to the bottom as you are the top.

The guiding motto in the life of every natural philosopher should be, seek simplicity and...

The guiding motto in the life of every natural philosopher should be, seek simplicity and...

Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self.

Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self.

Periods of tranquility are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.

Periods of tranquility are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.

The total absence of humor from the Bible is one of the most singular things...

The total absence of humor from the Bible is one of the most singular things...

An enormous part of our mature experience cannot not be expressed in words.

An enormous part of our mature experience cannot not be expressed in words.

Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure.

Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure.

Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking...

Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking...

Knowledge keeps no better than fish

Knowledge keeps no better than fish

Periods of tranquility are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.

Periods of tranquility are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.

Seek simplicity but distrust it

Seek simplicity but distrust it

In all education the main cause of failure is staleness.

In all education the main cause of failure is staleness.

The total absence of humor from the Bible is one of the most singular things...

The total absence of humor from the Bible is one of the most singular things...

'Love thy neighbor.' aka don't put a password on your damn WiFi.

'Love thy neighbor.' aka don't put a password on your damn WiFi.

Defining and analyzing humor is a pastime of humorless people

Defining and analyzing humor is a pastime of humorless people

Ghetto pronunciation: Bathroom = Baafrumm, Refrigerator = Fridgerataa, Remote = Moken Troll

Ghetto pronunciation: Bathroom = Baafrumm, Refrigerator = Fridgerataa, Remote = Moken Troll