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“God speaks in the silence of the heart, and we listen. And then we speak to God from the fullness of our heart, and God listens. And this listening and this speaking is what prayer is meant to be....”
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“Authority. The antithesis of science.”
Source : Stephen Baxter (2012). “Moonseed”, p.50, HarperCollins UK
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“In our not-yet-acknowledged secret garden lie the seeds of some of our best not-yet-written stories”
Source : Sol Stein (2014). “How to Grow a Novel: The Most Common Mistakes Writers Make and How to Overcome Them”, p.68, St. Martin's Press
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“The progress of science is tremendously disorderly, and the motivations that lead to this progress are tremendously varied, and the reasons why scientists go into science, the personal motivations, are tremendously varied. I have said ... that science is a haven for freaks, that people go into science because they are misfits, and that it is a sheltered place where they can spin their own yarn and have recognition, be tolerated and happy, and have approval for it.”
Source : Oral History Project Interview, California Institute of Technology Archives, p. 87, oralhistories.library.caltech.edu. 1978. 
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“As we descend deeper and deeper in this region its inhabitants become more and more modified, and fewer and fewer, indicating our approach towards an abyss where life is either extinguished , or exhibits but a few sparks to mark its lingering presence.”
Source : Edward Forbes (1859). “The Natural History of the European Seas...”, p.26
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“The earth was blue but there was no god.”
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“There's always fear. Always fear. Anyone who says they are not afraid is lying to you. Because this can all change tomorrow.”
Source : Interview with Paul Eide, www.askmen.com. February 27, 2016.
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“Professor Brown: 'Since this slide was made,' he opined, 'My students have re-examined the errant points and I am happy to report that all fall close to the [straight] line.' Questioner: 'Professor Brown, I am delighted that the points which fell off the line proved, on reinvestigation, to be in compliance. I wonder, however, if you have had your students reinvestigate all these points that previously fell on the line to find out how many no longer do so?'”
