"Science doesn't work because we're all nice. Newton may have been an ass, but the theory of gravity still works."
- GAVIN A. SCHMIDT, a NASA climatologist whose e-mail messages were hacked by global warming skeptics, contending the stolen data proves little except that scientists are human.
The flip side of that comment is frustrating. I'm constantly amazed by people who think that since someone is sincere, humble and nice, his/her opinion is valid and expertise is strong.