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• When, however, the lay public rallies round an idea that is denounced by distinguished but elderly scientists and supports that idea with great fervor and emotion--the distinguished but elderly scientists are the
  after all, probably right....
• When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right.
  When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong. Clarke's First Law...
• Clarke's First Law When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right.
  When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong....
• When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right.
  When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong....
• A major, with wonderful force, Called out in Hyde Park for a horse.
  All the flowers looked round, But no horse could be found; So he just rhododendron, of course....
• Mr. Kremlin was distinguished for ignorance; for he had only one idea, and that was wrong.
  -- Benjamin Disraeli (Earl Beaconsfield) (1805-1881) -- Sybil, Book iv, Chap. v...
• The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair.
  -- Douglas Adams -- Mostly Harmle...
• Breakthrough: We finally figured out a way to sell it!