Straw Vulcan/Quotes
Logic could only take you so far, then you had to get out and walk.
—Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent
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Chaos and optionality, which to these days governed the historical and political ideas, have been replaced by a stunningly uniform and harmonious scientific theory.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
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"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
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"Logic, logic, logic. Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not its end."
—Spock, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
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"Logic is like the sword -- those who appeal to it, shall perish by it."
—Samuel Butler
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"Logic is a poor guide compared with custom."
—Winston Churchill
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"Logic, like whiskey, loses its beneficial effect when taken in too large quantities."
—Lord Dunsany
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"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
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Bob: It was really more foolish than that. I used to ask myself — why doesn't she love me? |