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Science Quotes by Fran Lebowitz (5 quotes)
I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
— Fran Lebowitz
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Nothing succeeds like address
— Fran Lebowitz
As quoted, without citation, in John Walker, A Fork in the Road: Answers to Daily Dilemmas from the Teachings of Jesus Christ (2005), 185.
Randomness scares people. Religion is a way to explain randomness.
— Fran Lebowitz
Quoted in David Lane, Isn’t Religion Weird? Quotations for Atheists (2008), 83.
Scientists—that crowd that for wit and dash make the general public look alike the Bloomsbury Set.
— Fran Lebowitz
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Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
— Fran Lebowitz
In 'Tips for Teens,' Social Studies (1981), 27.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
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