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Santiago Ramon y Cajal

"I would be the last to deny that the greatest scientific pioneers belonged to an aristocracy of the spirit and were exceptionally intelligent, something that we as modest investigators will never attain, no matter how much we exert ourselves. Nevertheless â€¦ I continue to believe that there is always room for anyone with average intelligence â€¦ to utilize his energy and â€¦ any man could, if he were so inclined, be the sculptor of his own brain, and that even the least gifted may, like the poorest land that has been well-cultivated and fertilized, produce an abundant harvest.."

-- Santiago Ramon y Cajal

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“Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.”
“Your subconscious is always working in the background, unlocking things and solving problems.”
“This, at last, was where things were as they ought to be. Everything was in its place -- the tree, the earth underneath, the rock, the moss. In autumn, it would be right; in winter under the snow, it would be perfect in its wintriness. Spring would come again and miracle within miracle would unfold, each at its special pace, some things having died off, some sprouting in their first spring, but all of equal and utter rightness.”
“I mean, what's the elections? You know, two guys, same background, wealth, political influence, went to the same elite university, joined the same secret society where you're trained to be a ruler - they both can run because they're financed by the same corporate institutions.”
“The characters emerge from my rather twisted mind. That's another enjoyable part of the job making stuff up.”

Source : Interview with Carol Fitzgerald, Joe Hartlaub, and Wiley Saichek, www.bookreporter.com. November 21, 2003.
“For anyone inclined to caricature environmental history as 'environmental determinism,' the contrasting histories of the Dominican Republic and Haiti provide a useful antidote. Yes, environmental problems do constrain human societies, but the societies' responses also make a difference.”
“Reducing our desires and eliminating false neediness is the answer to resolving the nagging inner discomfort that we feel.”
“Publication has been extended far beyond our present ability to make real use of the record.”

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