Quotes About Critical

No statement should be believed because it is made by an authority.

I tend to find comedy in dark places. I also tend to find comedy in taking on the status quo - which has always been something I find important.

In this post 9-11 world we live in, it is critical we take steps to improve the safety and security of the Trucking Industry which has proven to be our most mobile and flexible mode of transporting goods.

develop the habit of employing one of several "consider the opposite" strategies. We can learn to ask ourselves, for example, "Suppose the exact opposite had occurred. Would I consider that outcome to be supportive of my belief as well?" Alternatively, we can ask, "How would someone who does not believe the way I do explain this result?"

The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence.

A society that is post-factual is pre-fascist.

It is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error.

a long Habit of not thinking a Thing wrong,gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and

I'm not interested in 'lovey dovey,' everything is so great in the world. That doesn't interest me at all.

I fundamentally agree with the critical nature of Israeli democracy, which embraces the core notion of free speech.

2012 will be a critical year in the connection between Iran gaining nuclear power, changes in leadership, continuing pressure from the international community and events that happen unnaturally.

As the son of a retired emergency room nurse, I know how critical it is for a community to have access to immediate care.

Instantaneous and mass communication is the mother of mass naivety. Should we then lose hope? Is there any hope? But to lose hope is as dangerous as to nurture false hope. Where then can we find hope that is responsible?

Eviction often leads to a disruption in critical services like Medicaid and nutrition assistance when families need them most.

What I learned in school made me a better journalist and a better writer because forensic science is, as scientific disciplines must be, about critical thinking and objective analysis.

It is interesting that cyberwarfare is developing into something conventional and attacking objects, infrastructure, and critical services.

People in great institutions are occasionally credulous.

History was full of divergence points nobody could get anywhere near—from Archduke Ferdinand's assassination to the battle of Trafalgar. Events so critical and so volatile that the introduction of a single variable—such as a time traveler—could change the outcome. And alter the entire course of history.

For want of a nail, the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe, the horse was lost. For want of a horse, the rider was lost.

the momentous arises only from the trivial.

A foolish faith in authority is the worst enemy of truth.

I think my blunt and contrary nature helps my science, because I don't simply accept things just because other people believe it

You have to remain critically vigilant." Question every premise, challenge conventional wisdom, and never accept the truth of something merely because everyone else views it as obvious. Resist being credulous.

Una fe insensata en la autoridad es el peor enemigo de la verdad.