Richardson Quotes

“Lewis Richardson wrote that his quest to analyze peace with numbers sprang from two prejudices. As a Quaker, he believed that "the moral evil in war outweighs the moral good, although the latter is conspicuous." As a scientist, he thought there was too much moralizing about war and not enough knowledge. "For indignation is so easy and satisfying a mood that it is apt to prevent one from attending to any facts that oppose it. If the reader should object that I have abandoned ethics for the false doctrine that 'tout comprendre c'est tout pardonner' [to understand all is to forgive all], I can reply that it is only a temporary suspense of ethical judgment, made because 'beaucoup condamner c'est peu comprendre' [to condemn much is to understand little]." (p. 200)”

“You weren't using the moon for anything. Only some long-term robot storage.”

“Do you know the story?No, Finn, but I have a feeling you're going to tell me.”

“I smile, she blushes.I smirk, she slaps me on the arm, softly.I breathe, because it's easy around her.”

“What if I don't believe in magic, Finn?That's stupid, how can you not believe in magic, Coop? It's everywhere.”

“You don't smile enough, Coop.I smile, I tell her defensively. She puts a hand on my shoulder and squares off with me.But not like you mean it.”

“Love is always the right decision.”

“Though every legal task demands this skill, it is especially important in the effort to frame public policy in a way that is properly responsive to human needs and predicaments. The question is always: How will the general rule work in practice?”

“I really was about to pass out during my entire wedding. I just didn't know if I could marry anybody.”