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“Nothing is known in our profession by guess; and I do not believe, that from the first dawn of medical science to the present moment, a single correct idea has ever emanated from conjecture: it is right therefore, that those who are studying their profession should be aware that there is no short road to knowledge; and that observation on the diseased living, examination of the dead, and experiments upon living animals, are the only sources of true knowledge; and that inductions from these are the sole bases of legitimate theory.”
Source : A Treatise on Dislocations and Fractures of the Joints
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“What a relief it was to discover that I wasnt realy an idiot! I simply had a learning disability.”
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“There are minerals called hydrophanous, which are not transparent till they are immersed in water, when they become so; as the hydrophane, a variety of opal. So it is with many a Christian. Till the floods of adversity been poured over him, his character appears marred and clouded by selfishness and worldly influences. But trials clear away the obscurity, and give distinctness and beauty to his piety.”
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“Take a walk down the street and see where this is going. You no longer feel like you are living in your own country. There is a battle going on and we have to defend ourselves. Before you know it there will be more mosques than churches!”
Source : "Wilders: get rid of half of Koran!". Expatica magazine, February 13, 2007.
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“Writing is immensely difficult. The short forms especially.”
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“I take a lot from everywhere. I take from music, architecture, novels, and plays. Anywhere that hits you.”
Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com. 
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“We must live by the light of our own self-satisfaction, through that secret vital busy inwardness which is even more remarkable than our reason.”
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“For better or worse, MTV sort of bridges the whole country together almost like the BBC does in England. It's opened up everything so wide that it's possible for everyone to have different ideas.”
