Straw Vulcan/Quotes

"Logic could only take you so far, then you had to get out and walk."

- Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent

"Chaos and optionality, which to these days governed the historical and political ideas, have been replaced by a stunningly uniform and harmonious scientific theory."

- Vladimir Illich Lenin

""I cannot - yet I must! How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do 'must' and 'cannot' meet?""

- Ro-Man, Robot Monster

""Logic, logic, logic. Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not its end.""

- Spock, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

""Logic is like the sword -- those who appeal to it, shall perish by it.""

- Samuel Butler

""Logic is a poor guide compared with custom.""

- Winston Churchill

""Logic, like whiskey, loses its beneficial effect when taken in too large quantities.""

- Lord Dunsany

""I've never been a fan of books. I don't trust them. They're all fact and no heart.""

- Stephen Colbert, parodying this trope

"Bob: It was really more foolish than that. I used to ask myself — why doesn't she love me? Mary: You asked yourself - that? Bob: All the time. Mary: (Throws bedclothes on sofa, exploding.) That's why I hate intellectuals! They're all so dumb!"

- Mary, Mary