"Nothing tends so much to the advancement of knowledge as the application of a new instrument."

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Source : Sir Humphry Davy (1812). “Elements of Chemical Philosophy”, p.54

Humphry Davy

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“true courtesy ... is real kindness kindly expressed.”
“Get your players on who can unlock the door and sooner or later they will break the door down”
“Indeed, if communist central planners could have organized the economy with as much detail, precision, and flexibility as a modern-day Toyota or Wal-Mart, communism would probably still exist.”

Source : Jim Stanford (2008). “Economics for everyone: a short guide to the economics of capitalism”, Pluto Pr
“Our country has the oldest tradition of storytelling, and this was much before writing stories even became a norm.”
“but nothing can be taken back, not the leaves by the trees, the rain by the clouds. You want to take back the ugly thing you said, but some shrapnel remains in the wound, some mud.”

Source : Dean Young (2007). “Embryoyo”, McSweeneys Books
“Everyone has a spirit that can be refined, a body that can be trained in some manner, a suitable path to follow. You are here to realize your inner divinity and manifest your innate enlightenment.”
“We declare to the world that the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ has been restored to the earth. . . . We invite all to listen to the message of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ from us. Then you can compare the glorious message with what you may hear from others, and you can determine which is from God and which is from man.”
“The ex-Presidential situation has its advantages, but with them are certain drawbacks. The correspondence is large. The meritorious demands on one are large. More independent out than in place, but still something of the bondage of the place that was willingly left. On the whole, however, I find many reasons to be content.”

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