"Reason we call that faculty innate in us of discovering laws and applying them with thought."

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Source : Hermann von Helmholtz, David Cahan (1995). “Science and Culture: Popular and Philosophical Essays”, p.97, University of Chicago Press

Hermann von Helmholtz

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“If it's been done, do it better. If it hasn't been done, do it so well that better is not an option.”
“I was in Graham's office the day he bought GEICO. Warren owns one-third of the stock today.”
“I have members of my immediate family, and my wife's immediate family, who voted for Donald Trump, and now there's this gulf that I have no interest in bridging however much I love those people. It's almost like the Civil War.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Her angel's face, As the great eye of heaven shined bright, And made a sunshine in the shady place.”

Source : 'The Faerie Queen' (1596) bk. 1, canto 3, st. 4
“It is when we are in transition that we are most completely alive.”
“If we cannot understand the depth of feeling in the Muslim world toward Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Islam as a political force, then we will be doomed to failure in every encounter we have with the world.”

Source : Hooman Majd (2013). “The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran”, p.1930, Penguin UK
“When I graduated [from Yale], I went back to Larry [Kramer]. But when I go to Yale reunions, there are still people who call me David.”
“I love, love, love apricot baby food. My closet in the kitchen is filled with jars of it. I love Lucky Charms and Cocoa Pebbles cereal. I love my purple couch, and I love dancing. I used to have the best stuffed animals, but Samson [her dog] ate them.”

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