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“To build public support for what they're doing, scientists are always going to say there is the prospect to cure all these horrible diseases, but they're cautious for the most part in saying when those cures will arrive.”
Source : "Has stem cell research been over-hyped?" by Ian Sample, www.theguardian.com. September 8, 2005. 
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“Writing, as I experience it, means wringing out the heart/mind until it stops lying.”
Source : Jennifer Stone (1992). “Telegraph Avenue then”, Regent Pr
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“For every $5 that Boston's economy sends up to Beacon Hill, the state gives only $1 back to us.”
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“A society has to make a choice: tolerate alternative lifestyles or build more prisons.”
Source : Rick Steves (2015). “Rick Steves Europe Through the Back Door 2016: The Travel Skills Handbook”, p.973, Avalon Travel
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“Over the past five years, I've met several presidents, several secretaries of education ... and there is no plan. If you want to save your children, you're going to have to do it yourself. It's just us.”
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“Books could be an incredible adventure. I stayed under my blanket and barely moved, and no one would have guessed how my mind raced and my heart soared with stories.”
Source : Paula McLain (2011). “The Paris Wife: A Novel”, p.36, Ballantine Books
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“If we just worry about the big picture, we are powerless. So my secret is to start right away doing whatever little work I can do. I try to give joy to one person in the morning, and remove the suffering of one person in the afternoon. If you and your friends do not despise the small work, a million people will remove a lot of suffering. That is the secret. Start right now.”
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“When I first started out in comics they would put me on these Women of Marvel panels, and these young women would come up to me and say, "I really want to write comics but I don't know if I can because I'm told that it's just for guys." I would say, "That's bullshit. That's absolute bullshit. Look at me!" But the one area where we still need to work on is that we need more women of color. That's not common thing yet.”
Source : Source: www.omnivoracious.com
