Wagner, Jane -- The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, Part 1 (1985) [perf. Lily Tomlin]

Dave — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:56:54 +0000

TROUT: After all, what is reality anyway? Nothin’ but a
collective hunch.

Jane Wagner (b. 1935) American humorist, writer, director
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, Part 1 (1985) [perf. Lily Tomlin]
(Source)

Variant: "Reality is a collective hunch."

Hand, Learned -- “At Fourscore,” speech, Harvard Club of New York (1952-01-18)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 19:00:00 +0000

Life is made up of constant calls to action, and we seldom have time for more than hastily contrived answers; to follow one’s hunch is usually better than lying doggo, and rough generalizations that have worked well in the past easily easily take on the authority of universals. It does violence to our inner being to be obliged to give a hearing to opinions widely at variance with those we are accustomed to, and to come to a conclusion unweighted by desire.

Learned Hand (1872–1961) American jurist
“At Fourscore,” speech, Harvard Club of New York (1952-01-18)
(Source)

First published in the Harvard Alumni Bulletin (23 Feb 1952).

WIST Quotations

Wagner, Jane -- The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, Part 1 (1985) [perf. Lily Tomlin]

Hand, Learned -- “At Fourscore,” speech, Harvard Club of New York (1952-01-18)