"The noble science of Geology loses glory from the extreme imperfection of the record. The crust of the earth with its embedded remains must not be looked at as a well-filled museum, but as a poor collection made at hazard and at rare intervals."

-- Charles Darwin

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“The tourist who moves about to see and hear and open himself to all the influences of the places which condense centuries of human greatness is only a man in search of excellence.”
“A genuine, affectionate smile is very important in our day-to-day lives.”
“Find things that shine and move toward them.”

Source : "Mia Farrow: What I've Learned". www.esquire.com. August 9, 2010.
“I worry that there are people who are put in positions of authority because they're good talkers, but they don't have good ideas. It's so easy to confuse schmoozing ability with talent. Someone seems like a good presenter, easy to get along with, and those traits are rewarded. Well, why is that? They're valuable traits, but we put too much of a premium on presenting and not enough on substance and critical thinking.”
“If it had gone in, it would have been a goal.”
“My feeling is that scientific method has the power to account for and interlink all phenomena in the universe, including its origin, using the laws of nature. But that still leaves the laws unexplained.”
“You have to be a little patient if you're an artist. People don't always get you the first time.”
“But the path you end up on means that you have to close a lot of doors, too.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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