An intellectual is someone who can listen to the “William Tell Overture” without thinking of the Lone Ranger.
We didn't have metaphors in our day. We didn't beat about the bush.
In science, "fact" can only mean "confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent."
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!)…