Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes

I'm a bit of a freak for evidence-based analysis. I strongly believe in data.

With method and logic one can accomplish anything.

Without a commitment to science and rationality in its proper domain, there can be no solution to the problems that engulf us. Still, the Yahoos never rest.

Scientists often have a naive faith that if only they could discover enough facts about a problem, these facts would somehow arrange themselves in a compelling and true solution.

Science is nothing, but trained and organized common sense.

The world presents enough problems if you believe it to be a world of law and order; do not add to them by believing it to be a world of miracles.

I am a linear thinker in a lot of ways.

I always try to stay methodical and logical with everything I do, playing cricket and making decisions.

As an engineer, I learned that a long time ago: you don't want to get into a rational discussion about irrational subjects.

I don't think I'm always right, but I would like to empower people to come to sound conclusions using a systematic way of looking at things.

You cannot build public policies on sentiment, on panic and fear.

Those who are close to me know that I am a person who likes to analyse everything before making a decision.

Thinking rationally is often different from "positive thinking," in that it is a realistic assessment of the situation, with a view towards rectifying the problem if possible.

Holmes serves as an ideal model of how we can learn to see and think better.

Talk about rationality can get very confusing unless the things with which rationality deals are also included.

When you have answers, when everything has a reason, when it makes sense to an analytical person, you're going to be more successful. You're going to be more comfortable.

Reason has seldom failed us because it has seldom been tried.

Opinions don't affect facts. But facts should affect opinions, and do, if you're rational

I agree that it's important to be of a virtuous nature, but I would also contend that if you had to choose between giving a man a noble disposition or teaching him to think clearly, you'd do better to teach him to think clearly. Too many problems in this world are caused by men with noble dispositions and clouded minds.

Decisions should be based on facts, objectively considered what I call the fact-founded, thought-through approach to decision making.

Good and solid analysis and a formal way of looking at a problem [are the core ingredients of good decisions].

Superstition sets the whole world in flames, but philosophy douses them.

It is always easy to be logical. It is almost impossible to be logical to the bitter end.

Being rational is a moral Imperative. You should never be stupider than you need to be.

An educated mind is practiced in the uses of reason, which inevitably leads to a skeptical outlook.