Rational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action.

  • -- W. Edwards Deming 爱德华·德明

理性行为需要理论。反应性行为只需要反射性行为。

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A friend of mine had this great theory about the Teletubbies, that it's preparing us for being mindless. And getting us ready for living in an underground world. That's why the scenery is so flat.

我的一个朋友有一个关于天线宝宝的伟大理论,那就是它让我们准备好不动脑筋。让我们为生活在地下世界做好准备。这就是为什么风景如此平坦的原因。

The sun as the expression of old world energy is torn down from the heavens by modern man, who by virtue of his technological superiority creates his own energy source.

太阳作为旧世界能源的表现形式被现代人从天上撕下来,现代人凭借自己的技术优势创造了自己的能源。

In so far as such a theory is empirically correct it will also tell us what empirical facts it should be possible to observe in a given set of circumstances.

只要这种理论在经验上是正确的,它还将告诉我们,在给定的一组情况下,应该能够观察到哪些经验事实。

I have rarely seen the face of a mechanic in the action of creation which was not fine, never one which was not earnest and impressive.

我很少看到一个机械师在创作过程中表现出不好的一面,也从未见过一个机械师不认真、不令人印象深刻的一面。

Evil is not to be traced back to the individual but to the collective behavior of humanity.

罪恶不能追根溯源到个人身上,而是要追根溯源到人类的集体行为上。

Eccentric behavior is not routinely noticed around a movie set.

在电影片场,古怪的行为并不常见。