William Ian Beardmore Beveridge quotes

When adults first become conscious of something new, they usually either attack or try to escape from it... Attack includes such mild forms as ridicule, and escape includes merely putting out of mind. (William Ian Beardmore Beveridge)
Many discoveries must have been stillborn or smothered at birth. We know only those which survived. View quote
William Ian Beardmore Beveridge
...no one believes an hypothesis except its originator but everyone believes an experiment except the experimenter. View quote
William Ian Beardmore Beveridge

William Ian Beardmore Beveridge

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Occupation: British Author
Born: April 23, 1908
Died: August 14, 2006
Quotes count: 3
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