Sure, science involves trial and error. Scientists refine theories each day. But as they do, they help us grasp more clearly the wonders of the world and the universe.
There is a contest old as Eden, which still goes on - the conflict between right and wrong, between error and truth. In this conflict every human being has a part.
It's a big error to think that because you like somebody's work, you're going to like him.
Better to trust the man who is frequently in error than the one who is never in doubt.
Neither with those nor with the others, with all I agree and dissent; in all part of truth and part of error must be seen.
My biggest error? Something that is to happen yet.
To the extent that '60s guys own things, yes... but I don't have the publishing, just like most '60s guys, and that was an error, you know... part ownership in publishing was the kind of era that started a little bit later, when real businessmen started to manage artists.
To free a person from error is to give, and not to take away.
The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively, not by the false appearance things present and which mislead into error, not directly by weakness of the reasoning powers, but by preconceived opinion, by prejudice.
The greater part of humanity is too much harassed and fatigued by the struggle with want, to rally itself for a new and sterner struggle with error.
I support the death penalty. But I also think there has to be no margin for error.
Our capital system is haunted by the demon of error: error in determining guilt and error in determining who among the guilty deserves to die. What effect was race having? What effect was poverty having?
A hallucination is a fact, not an error; what is erroneous is a judgment based upon it.
Controversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error.
In politics, every day is filled with numerous opportunities for serious error. Enjoy it.