"I can easily conceive, most Holy Father, that as soon as some people learn that in this book which I have written concerning the revolutions of the heavenly bodies, I ascribe certain motions to the Earth, they will cry out at once that I and my theory should be rejected."

-- Nicolaus Copernicus

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“The fool strikes. The wise man smiles, and watches, and learns. Then strikes.”

Source : Joe Abercrombie (2014). “Half a King”, p.90, Del Rey
“There are a lot of similar aspects in all the religions. The question is which side of it you hold up.”
“Usually we are saying only part of the truth.”
“The world is perfect. As you question your mind, this becomes more and more obvious. Mind changes, and as a result, the world changes. A clear mind heals everything that needs to be healed. It can never be fooled into believing that there is one speck out of order.”
“The names that do the serious damage are the ones we call ourselves. The stereotypes we give ourselves are the ones that matter in the long run, not the ones imposed on us by other people.”

Source : Judith Rich Harris (1999). “The Nurture Assumption: Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do”, p.251, Simon and Schuster
“The significance is that it is my challenge; it gets me out of the door every morning and it is good for my physical and mental health which I can monitor on a daily basis.”
“Around age 11 or 12, I started playing jazz bass. From there, I went to electric bass and then guitar, which I kept up for a long time.”
“Well, I don't like yoga. I've got a thousand things to do.”

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