“ Hence it happens that one takes words for concepts, and concepts for the things themselves. 因此,人们往往用词语来表示概念,用概念来表示事物本身。 Johann G. Hamann 约翰·G·哈曼
“ A theory has only the alternative of being right or wrong. A model has a third possibility: it may be right, but irrelevant. 理论只有对错之分。模型还有第三种可能性:它可能是正确的,但无关紧要。 Manfred Eigen 艾根
“ An unsophisticated forecaster uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts - for support rather than for illumination. 一个没有经验的预报员使用统计数据,就像一个醉汉使用灯柱一样——用来支撑而不是照明。 Andrew Lang 安德鲁·朗格