"The science of systematics has long been affected by profound philosophical preconceptions, which have been all the more influential for being usually covert, even subconscious."

-- George Gaylord Simpson

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“If I were a player, I would like to be like Busquets.”

Source : "Euro 2012: Spain profile - Sergio Busquets" by Jordi Quixano, www.theguardian.com. June 4, 2012.
“To retain his dignity, an artist must live in opposition. He must be critical of his country. If not, then he is worthless.”
“Revelation isn't just end time's prophecy, it's God showing off his Son and his glory and honoring us, his treasured bride, with a seat at his table forever!”

Source : Source: www.biblegateway.com
“The fools of the world have been those who have established religions, ceremonies, laws, faith, rule of life.”

Source : Dorothea Waley Singer, Giordano Bruno (1968). “Giordano Bruno; his life and thought: With annotated translation of his work, On the infinite universe and worlds”, Greenwood Pub Group
“...the last player I truly idolize... No other footballer is more worthy of the number 10 shirt than him. (on Maradona)”
“When I'm shooting a film, I don't look at playback. I don't go and do a scene and then hurry up and watch what I just did. I never look at it so I haven't seen any of it.”
“To become successful you must be a person of action. Merely to "know" is not sufficient. It is necessary both to know and do.”
“When the San Francisco Democrats treat foreign affairs as an afterthought, as they did, they behaved less like a dove or a hawk than like an ostrich - convinced it could shut out the world by hiding its head in the sand.”

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