"In college, in the early 1950s, I began to learn a little about how science works, the secrets of its great success, how rigorous the standards of evidence must be if we are really to know something is true, how many false starts and dead ends have plagued human thinking, how our biases can colour our interpretation of evidence, and how often belief systems widely held and supported by the political, religious and academic hierarchies turn out to be not just slightly in error, but grotesquely wrong."

-- Carl Sagan

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“You cannot describe truly what you are but you can enjoy and directly experience what you are. Therein lies the joy of existence.”
“I think leadership is most effective when it's your own personality. But I feel like it's a natural progression as a quarterback, as well.”

Source : "Q&A: Colts QB Andrew Luck talks leadership, staying healthy... and acting". Interview with Eric Edholm, sports.yahoo.com. August 26, 2014.
“I just believe that young people need to be able to learn how to write in their own voice. Just like a musician, you pride yourself on having your own distinct sound.”

Source : "Terry McMillan: On The Anguilla Literary Festival & Oprah’s Possible Role In ‘Waiting To Exhale’ Sequel". Interview with Brennan Williams, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 16, 2012.
“While people are free to draw different conclusions from the facts, there should be no debate over whether the American public is entitled to have all of the facts.”

Source : "Rep. Gowdy named to lead Benghazi select committee". www.foxnews.com. May 5, 2014.
“Innovation is the never-ending search for better solutions”
“I confidently predict the collapse of capitalism and the beginning of history. Something will go wrong in the machinery that converts money into money, the banking system will collapse totally, and we will be left having to barter to stay alive. Those who can dig in their garden will have a better chance than the rest. I'll be all right; I've got a few veg.”

Source : The Guardian, January 2, 1993.
“A timeline for bringing U.S. troops home that is negotiated with the Iraqi government would also boost the Iraqi government's legitimacy and claim to self-rule, and force the Iraqi government to take responsibility for itself and its citizens.”
“In 1960 I published a book that attempted to direct attention to the possibility of a thermonuclear war, to ways of reducing the likelihood of such a war, and to methods for coping with the consequences should war occur despite our efforts to avoid it.”

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