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“I cannot anyhow be contented to view this wonderful universe, and especially the nature of man, and to conclude that everything is the result of brute force. I am inclined to look at everything as resulting from designed laws, with the details, whether good or bad, left to the working out of what we call chance. Not that this notion at all satisfies me. I feel most deeply that the whole subject is too profound for the human intellect. A dog might as well speculate on the mind of Newton. Let each man hope and believe what he can.”
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“Look, there's no denying that comics have moved dramatically into the mainstream in North American culture in the last 10 years, and for someone like me who's always tried to make a living at it, it's been great, I'm very grateful for it. But at the same time, it's not a subculture-y thing anymore; it's something that's in the New York Times and the New Yorker.”
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“ThanksGiving is good but ThanksLiving is better.”
Source : Matthew Henry (1825). “The Life of the Rev. Philip Henry, A.M.: With Funeral Sermons for Mr. and Mrs. Henry”, p.236
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“Nine times out of ten you take the first step in creating your own universe by picking up the phone.”
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“Being nervous isn't always the worst thing for me.”
Source : Danica Patrick talks about the Indy 500, www.newsday.com.
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“I never get tired of running. The ball ain't that heavy....”
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“Without music I should wish to die.”
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“It's the ones who can't let go - of fear or anger, lust or greed, vanity or pride or power - who are most at risk of becoming corrupted.”
Source : Kate Elliott (2009). “Traitors' Gate”, p.877, Macmillan