"As for Lindbergh, another eminent servant of..." - Quote by H L Mencken
As for Lindbergh, another eminent servant of science, all he proved by his gaudy flight across the Atlantic was that God takes care of those who have been so fortunate as to come into the world foolish. Expressing skepticism that adventure does not necessarily contribute to scientific knowledge.
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More on Science
“No human investigation can claim to be scientific if it doesn't pass the test of mathematical proof.”
“All the fifty years of conscious brooding have brought me no closer to answer the question, "What are light quanta?" Of course today every rascal thinks he knows the answer, but he is deluding himself.”
“At least once per year, some group of scientists will become very excited and announce that:•The universe is even bigger than they thought!•There are even more subatomic particles than they thought!•Whatever they announced last year about global warming is wrong.”
More on Adventure
“What is the path? There is no path. On into the unknown.”
“I think what I want Disneyland to be most of all is a happy place - a place where adults and children can experience together some of the wonders of life, of adventure, and feel better because of it.”
“Books are everywhere; and always the same sense of adventure fills us. Second-hand books are wild books, homeless books; they have come together in vast flocks of variegated feather, and have a charm which the domesticated volumes of the library lack. Besides, in this random miscellaneous company we may rub against some complete stranger who will, with luck, turn into the best friend we have in the world.”