There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge... observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts; reflection combines them; experimentation verifies the result of that combination.Denis Diderot
The printed word is no longer as in demand as when I was of the age of pupils or even at the age of the teachers teaching them.Tom Stoppard
For me, the reputation for teaching language in general, and East European languages most particularly, gave Glasgow University, and by reflection the country, a distinction.Tom Stoppard
The fact is, I loved being English. I was very happy to be turned into an English schoolboy.Tom Stoppard