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“Well, for me it really wasn't a case of deciding to be an astronaut.”
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“Today we are engaged in a final, all-out battle between communistic atheism and Christianity. The modern champions of communism have selected this as the time, and ladies and gentlemen, the chips are down — they are truly down.”
Source : Speech in Wheeling, West Virginia, February 9, 1950.
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“Natural Selection never made it come to pass, as a habit of nature, that an unsupported stone should move downwards rather than upwards. It applies to no part of inorganic nature, and is very limited even in the phenomena of organic life.”
Source : Chauncey Wright (2003). “Philosphical Discussions”, p.108, A&C Black
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“We must consider not only why the classical theory of democracy appears to be in contradiction with the observed practice, but also why the many different responses to this observation, though mutually incompatible, all share the belief that democracy is the best form of political organization.”
Source : "Democracy Ancient And Modern". Book by Moses Finley (Second Edition). Chapter 1, Leaders and Followers, p. 10-11, 1985.
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“I don't go to clubs and throw money and pop bottles. That's not my thing, no disrespect.”
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“In the never-ending battle between order and chaos, clutter sides with chaos every time. Anything that you possess that does not add to your life or your happiness eventually becomes a burden.”
Source : John Robbins (2010). “The New Good Life: Living Better Than Ever in an Age of Less”, p.220, Ballantine Books
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“For me, study is a divine and daily imperative, and I study a page of Talmud daily so that I am not only teaching. My teaching is constantly being fed by my learning.”
Source : Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
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“I was terrified by this idea that I would lose the ability to enjoy and appreciate the sunset without having my camera on me, without tweeting it to my friends. It felt like technology should enable magic, not kill it.”
