Failure Quotes

“If a machine is expected to be infallible, it cannot also be intelligent. —Alan Turing”
― Stuart Firestein, Failure: Why Science Is So Successful

“Failure is also a test of dedication. It is a way to measure what you are passionate about and how deep that passion runs and how dependable it is. Science may seem methodical but it demands passion.”
― Stuart Firestein, Failure: Why Science Is So Successful

“Things fall apart, it’s scientific. —David Byrne”
― Stuart Firestein, Failure: Why Science Is So Successful

“And indeed, there are innumerable cases of important discoveries being made because the failed experiment revealed a new set of possibilities that you hadn’t even realized were there. This is sometimes mistaken for serendipity, a notion that, since it’s come up, I would like to take a moment to dispute.”
― Stuart Firestein, Failure: Why Science Is So Successful

“Failures provide a certain kind of feedback that is then used in a process we call error correction. With this simple loop in place, knowing that something doesn’t work can be as valuable as knowing that it does. Of course once again there are”
― Stuart Firestein, Failure: Why Science Is So Successful