"In attempting to explain geological phenomena, the bias has always been on the wrong side; there has always been a disposition to reason Ã¡ priori on the extraordinary violence and suddenness of changes, both in the inorganic crust of the earth, and in organic types, instead of attempting strenuously to frame theories in accordance with the ordinary operations of nature."

-- Charles Lyell

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“[Donald Trump] has offered me a position. Very early on. In fact, the election night or the wee hours of Wednesday, he did. And I am very humbled by that. I think that it's everybody's dream to serve their nation at the highest level if they can. But I have four small children and I need to balance all types of personal and professional considerations.”
“A man, to be greatly good, must imagine intensely and comprehensively; he must put himself in the place of another and of many others; the pains and pleasures of his species must become his own.”
“Hard work pays off - hard work beats talent any day, but if you're talented and work hard, it's hard to be beat.”
“Managers have very tough jobs. I always respected their job but demanded respect in return.”
“The mind approves and the body consents.”
“Sound money is the sine qua non of a prosperous society.”
“It was good to be a kid because I did not realise all the things that came with the success. Going to the Games, I was asked what I expected to do.”
“I think that ballads are always something where I can really become one with the audiance.”

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