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“Considered as a mere question of physics, (and keeping all moral considerations entirely out of sight,) the appearance of man is a geological phenomenon of vast importance, indirectly modifying the whole surface of the earth, breaking in upon any supposition of zoological continuity, and utterly unaccounted for by what we have any right to call the laws of nature.”
Source : Adam Sedgwick (1850). “A Discourse on the Studies of the University of Cambridge”, p.45
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“One of the things that makes our military the best in the world is the certain knowledge of each soldier, sailor, airman, and Marine that they can always count on their comrades should they need help - that they will never be abandoned.”
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“I've learned to write the truth. But to do that, I had to figure out what the truth was-and I had to realize that the truth isn't always the same for everyone. I had to realize that my truth may not be the same as your truth.”
Source : Pat Murphy (2008). “The Wild Girls”, p.192, Penguin
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“Christianity isn't all that complicated ... it's Jesus.”
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“Chile is a country that sells cheap and buys expensive, because we have to pay for manufactured goods from countries at much higher levels of development.”
Source : Source: realterrorist.wordpress.com
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“I'm a painter, I'm an artist. I take things too far sometimes. I really need some comfort.”
Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
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“Wisdom is not just knowing fundamental truths, if these are unconnected with the guidance of life or with a perspective on its meaning. If the deep truths physicists describe about the origin and functioning of the universe have little practical import and do not change our picture of the meaning of the universe and our place within it, then knowing them would not count as wisdom.”
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“There’s a 30% chance that it’s already raining.”
