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A very small cause which escapes our notice determines a considerable effect that we cannot fail to see, and then we say that the effect is due to chance. ↗

— Henri Poincare

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Whenever I read stories of people doing huge pranks on set, all I think is, 'These people have too much time on their hands.' Besides, I don't want to make some poor assistant clean up someone's trailer after I've filled it with, say, Cadbury eggs. See? I can't even think of a good prank. ↗

— Amy Poehler

#assistant #besides #clean #clean up #doing

A large fraction of the most interesting scientists have read a lot of SF at one time or another, either early enough that it may have played a part in their becoming scientists or at some later date just because they liked the ideas. ↗

— Frederik Pohl

#because #becoming #date #early #either

It has adopted the geometry most advantageous to the species or, in other words, the most convenient. ↗

— Henri Poincare

#advantageous #convenient #geometry #in other words #most

Mathematical discoveries, small or great are never born of spontaneous generation. ↗

— Henri Poincare

#discoveries #generation #great #mathematical #never

A scientist worthy of his name, about all a mathematician, experiences in his work the same impression as an artist; his pleasure is as great and of the same nature. ↗

— Henri Poincare

#artist #experiences #great #his #impression

Absolute space, that is to say, the mark to which it would be necessary to refer the earth to know whether it really moves, has no objective existence. ↗

— Henri Poincare

#earth #existence #know #mark #moves

Everyone should have ten megabits and then the web will be a wonderful thing. ↗

— Jon Postel

#should #ten #then #thing #web

If you're in charge of managing domain name space you should treat everybody who asks for a registration the same. Whatever that is - whether it's nice or ugly or whatever - just be fair, treat them all the same. ↗

— Jon Postel

#charge #domain #everybody #fair #just

The problem with cats is that they get the exact same look on their face whether they see a moth or an axe-murderer. ↗

— Paula Poundstone

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