"I preferred the weapons of dialectic to all the other teachings of philosophy, and armed with these, I chose the conflicts of disputation rather than the trophies of war."

-- Peter Abelard

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“For the company of the great is good company as Shakespeare understood it, as Plutarch understood it. The past remains the source from which example and precept can still be drawn.”
“I think the rapidly growing tendency to regard animals as born for nothing except slavery to so-called humanity absolutely disgusting.”
“Otherwise, my whole career has just been flinging myself at whatever is most overdue first and letting everything else stack up.”
“I love getting stuff, and if I give a present to someone and don't get one back, you can bet your life they won't be getting one next year.”
“I believe unconditionally in the ability of people to respond when they are told the truth. We need to be taught to study rather than believe, to inquire rather than to affirm.”
“Sacred spaces can be created in any environment.”
“The trials of life will not wait for us. They come at their own time, not caring much to inquire how ready we may be to meet them.”

Source : James Anthony Froude (1849). “The nemesis of faith”, p.163
“Greater public recognition will also be critical in encouraging prevention and early intervention, and more generally in building public support to meet the challenges of dementia.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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