WIST Quotations

Einstein, Albert -- Speech, French Philosophical Society, Paris (6 Apr 1922)

Dave — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 17:16:44 +0000

If my theory of relativity is proven successful, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare that I am a citizen of the world. Should my theory prove untrue, France will say that I am a German and Germany will declare that I am a Jew.

Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-American physicist
Speech, French Philosophical Society, Paris (6 Apr 1922)

Petit-Senn, Jean-Antoine -- (Attributed)

Dave — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 22:36:14 +0000

Let us believe neither half of the good people tell us of ourselves, nor half the evil they say of others.

Jean-Antoine Petit-Senn (1792–1870) French-Swiss poet
(Attributed)

Sagan, Carl -- Cosmos (1980)

Dave — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:36:59 +0000

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

Carl Sagan (1934–1996) American scientist and writer
Cosmos (1980)

Parallels a comment by Marcello Truzzi, "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof."