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"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the un
by DonaldFisk 10y ago
"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." -- George Bernard Shaw
- frogperson 10y agoCame here to say this exactly.
- geebee 10y agoIt's a clever quote, but I've always thought this turned a bit on an ambiguity in the word "unreasonable" in the first and second half of the sentence.
- dwaltrip 10y agoThis is a fun quote, I've always liked it. But I'm not exactly sure how it fits here. The OP seems to be an etiquette guide for an academic department.