A Quote by William James

If you wish to upset the law that all crows are black, you mustn't seek to show that no crows are; it is enough if you prove one single crow to be white.

William James

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Black Crow Crows Enough Law Prove Seek Show Single Upset White Wish

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William James
American - Philosopher
January 11, 1842 - August 26, 1910

And although I have seen nothing but black crows in my life, it doesn't mean that there's no such thing as a white crow. Both for a philosopher and for a scientist it can be important not to reject the possibility of finding a white crow. You might almost say that hunting for 'the white crow' is science's principal task.

Jostein Gaarder

The crows maintain that a single crow could destroy the heavens. There is no doubt of that, but it proves nothing against the heavens, for heaven simply means: the impossibility of crows.

Franz Kafka

In order to disprove the assertion that all crows are black, one white crow is sufficient.

William James

I don't like crows. In the poem "C," crows are predatory, killing other birds and so forth. But in my morning walks, there were always crows, particularly at certain times of the year. And they're very aggressive, very visible and loud. They're not at all likable, but they have to be dealt with. They are part of the picture, the art in the morning. You cannot deny their reality.

Shirley Geok-lin Lim

Geese are white, crows are black. No argument will change this.

Laozi

The crows may crow, but the hens deliver the goods.

Steven Tyler

If men had wings and bore black feathers, Few of them would be clever enough to be crows.

Henry Ward Beecher

A crow may put on human shape or crow shape, but we remain crows,” he replied firmly. “Hawks, too, are the same, whether they are born in human nests or hawk ones. The nestlings must always be protected. Since you have chosen to protect these, I and mine will protect you.

Tamora Pierce

I am keenly aware of how many people the Six of Crows stories' brought into the Grishaverse, and to me, the story of the Crows, of Kaz and his crew, provides a very different kind of story and point of view, than Shadow and Bone' and Alina's story.

Leigh Bardugo

A rooster crows only when it sees the light. Put him in the dark and he'll never crow. I have seen the light and I'm crowing.

Muhammad Ali

Everybody talks, nobody listens. Good listeners are as rare as white crows.

Helen Keller

Animals like crows, owls or black cats are not ominous at all; it is the men's superstitious mind which is the inauspicious one!

Mehmet Murat Ildan

The characters in Six of Crows' aren't kings or queens; they don't have grand destinies. They're just six kids desperate enough to attempt the impossible.

Leigh Bardugo

As the lone black host at two different all-sports stations, black callers and listeners dominated my show. Black advertisers did not. The show was financially supported primarily by white businesses, and the largest demographic for listener growth was white males.