“Most seismologists are surprised, and frequently skeptical, that you can predict the magnitude of an earthquake before it has ended,”
Richard Allen
“Most seismologists are surprised, and frequently skeptical, that you can predict the magnitude of an earthquake before it has ended.”
“The skeptic does not mean him who doubts, but him who investigates or researches, as opposed to him who asserts and thinks that he has found”
Miguel de Unamuno
“All that belongs to human understanding, in this deep ignorance and obscurity, is to be skeptical, or at least cautious; and not to admit of any hypothesis, whatsoever; much less, of any which is supported by no appearance of probability”
David Hume
“I'm not surprised that there is a sell-off but I'm a little surprised at the magnitude of the sell-off.”
Patrick Ho
“We are surprised by the magnitude of the earnings reduction for the full year given recent stabilization of Outback trends and very strong results at the secondary growth brands. We believe management is signaling that a full turnaround in terms of both sales and profits at the core Outback brand will take time and will perhaps be a 2007 event.”
John Ivankoe
“We can determine the magnitude within a couple of seconds of initiation of rupture and predict the ground motion from seconds to tens of seconds before it is felt.”
