Ivan Gradjansky

“Reality is always lawful," said Harry, "even if we don't know the law.”
― Eliezer Yudkowsky, Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

“And one of the hidden secrets of science, passed down from a few rare teachers to their grad students, is how to avoid flushing new ideas down the toilet the instant you hear one you don't like.”
― Eliezer Yudkowsky, Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

“And yet if it be sometimes necessary to conceal facts with words, then it should be done in such manner that it shall not appear; or should it be observed, then a defense should be promptly ready. Niccolò Machiavelli, “Confidential Instructions” to Raffaello Girolami (trans. C. Detmold) But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. Matthew 5:37 1.”
― Arthur Koestler, Darkness at Noon

“If the students see that rules are for everyone... for professors too, not just for poor helpless students who get nothing but suffering out of the system... why, the positive effects on school discipline should be tremendous.”
― Eliezer Yudkowsky, Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality