Adams, Douglas -- Hitchhiker’s Guide No. 5, Mostly Harmless, ch. 17 (1992)

Dave — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:12:10 +0000

“So what’s the point of showing me something I can’t see?”
“So that you understand that just because you see something, it doesn’t mean to say it’s there. And if you don’t see something, it doesn’t mean to say it’s not there. It’s only what your senses bring to your attention.”

Douglas Adams (1952–2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Hitchhiker’s Guide No. 5, Mostly Harmless, ch. 17 (1992)

Random and the bird Guide.

Taleb, Nassim Nicholas -- The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms, “Preludes” (2010)

Dave — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:01:09 +0000

People are much less interested in what you are trying to show them than in what you are trying to hide.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb (b. 1960) Lebanese-American essayist, statistician, risk analyst, aphorist
The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms, “Preludes” (2010)

WIST Quotations

Adams, Douglas -- Hitchhiker’s Guide No. 5, Mostly Harmless, ch. 17 (1992)

Taleb, Nassim Nicholas -- The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms, “Preludes” (2010)