"In science, 'fact' can only mean 'confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent.' I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms."

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Source : Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes "Evolution as Fact and Theory" (1983)

Stephen Jay Gould

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“That rule must be absolutely observed which states that, except for the most serious reasons and with the Apostolic See, no innovations are to be introduced into the holy rites of the liturgy.”
“We always see abhorrent behavior and say why, but then we get mad when somebody tries to answer.”

Source : "Exclusive: Wendell Pierce Discusses His Controversial Role in ‘Four’ (LAFF Premiere Today)". Interview with Jasmin Tiggett, www.indiewire.com. June 15, 2012.
“I didn't know I could sing until I auditioned for 'Les Miserables.' My friend was auditioning, and I wanted to audition too.”
“We're the richest economy in the history of the world. For the majority of Americans not to get the benefits of this extraordinarily prosperous economy, there's something fundamentally wrong.”

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“You do a film and you know where you're going, you have this material to stretch and play with as much as possible because you know how it ends.”
“The Palestinians are like crocodiles, the more you give them meat, they want more.”
“National Health? Socialized pension funds? State-controlled television? Search and seizure laws? Forfeiture laws? If we're not living in the Soviet Union of the United States we certainly have returned to 1776 and 'taxation without representation.'”
“I have no acting technique I act instinctively. That's why I can't play any role that isn't based on something in my life.”

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