Occam's Quotes

#1. In order to avoid believing in just one God we are now asked to believe in an infinite number of universes, all of them unobservable just because they are not part of ours. The principle of inference seems to be not Occam's Razor but Occam's Beard: Multiply entities unnecessarily.

J. Budziszewski

#2. While Occam's razor is a useful tool in the physical sciences, it can be a very dangerous implement in biology. It is thus very rash to use simplicity and elegance as a guide in biological research.

Francis Crick

#3. Occam's Razor. My father had often repeated that one to me. Occam's Razor states the following: "Other things being equal, a simpler explanation is better than a more complex one." Put more succinctly, the simplest answer was usually the best one. So

Harlan Coben

#4. Nonbeing must in some sense be, otherwise what is it that there is not? This tangled doctrine might be nicknamed Plato's beard; historically it has proved tough, frequently dulling the edge of Occam's razor.

Willard Van Orman Quine

#5. Occam's razor: The simplest explanation that accommodates all variables is most likely the truth.

Karen Marie Moning

#6. I'm not a theoretician about playwriting, but I have a strong sense that plays have to be pitched - the scene, the line, the word - at the exact point where the audience has just the right amount of information. It's like Occam's razor.

Tom Stoppard

#7. Occam's razor," she said. "Going up makes more sense.

Peter Clines

#8. Shave you mind with occam's razor everyday

Paul Grimsley

#9. With Occam's old razor she could slit the throat of that idea.

John Crowley

#10. Occam's razor, the philosophical basis of all science: assume the simplest natural cause. That answer might turn out not to be correct, but we should not resort to more complex reasoning unless it is shown to be necessary.

Nick Lane

#11. When discussing complex systems like brains and other societies, it is easy to oversimplify: I call this Occam's lobotomy.

I. J. Good

#12. Of course, logic is not the only tool used in debate, and it is helpful to be cognizant of the others. Rhetoric likely tops the list, followed by concepts such as the "burden of proof" and Occam's razor.

Ali Almossawi

#13. Occam's Razor shaves you closer.

Hilary Mantel

#14. Occam's razor theory of combat: The simplest way of kicking someone's ass was usually the correct one.

John Scalzi

#15. You know how I feel about Occam's Razor. The simplest answer isn't usually the right one. Devious and unlikely is everywhere.' 'You ought to launch your own theory: Occam's Beard, you could call it.

Sophie Hannah

#16. It is vain to do with more what can be done with fewer.

William Of Occam

#17. Plurality should not be posited without necessity.

William Of Occam

#18. When taking a bullet for someone, make sure they're not the one pulling the trigger.

Van Krishna

#19. Simple is never that simple.

Philip Roth

#20. To see a man beaten not by a better opponent but by himself is a tragedy.

Cus D'Amato

#21. We have a constantly-changing portfolio of social media experiments. The first time we tried applying social technologies in a customer service department it became the most productive department in the company.

Sandy Carter

#22. I give you a small serenity.

Robin McKinley

#23. One of my favorite authors, Garbrielle Zevin, she did a book called 'Elsewhere,' that is one of my favorites, and I think they're making that into a movie too. I really want to be in that one just because the story is so beautiful.

Isabelle Fuhrman

#24. Edward: After a few decades, everyone you know will be dead. Problem solved.

Stephenie Meyer