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Re: Funny Sayings



There's a fine list of science-related sayings at
http://dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/Sayings.html

Only a fraction qualify as "funny", but almost all of
them are interesting and quotable.

Particular favorites include:

*) Academic politics is the most vicious and bitter
form of politics, because the stakes are so low.
-- Wallace Sayre

*) Man who says it cannot be done, should not interrupt man doing it.
-- Chinese proverb

*) In theory there is no difference between theory and practice.
But in practice there is.
-- Jan L.A. van de Snepscheut

*) Men occasionally stumble over truth, but most of them
pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.
-- Winston Churchill

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By the way, the "Chem Team" site as a whole
http://dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/ChemTeamIndex.html
is remarkably nice.

For instance, the discussion at
http://dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/AcidBase/Bronsted-Lowry-AcidBase.html
is the most thoughtful discussion of Brønsted+Lowry acid/base
theory I've ever seen.

Students could learn a lot by perusing this site.
It's a shame there isn't a corresponding "Physics Team" site.