"We are not certain, we are never certain. If we were we could reach some conclusions, and we could, at last, make others take us seriously."

-- Albert Camus

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“Most expositions of Aristotle's doctrines, when they have not been dictated by a spirit of virulent detraction, or unsympathetic indifference, have carefully suppressed all, or nearly all, the absurdities, and only retained what seemed plausible and consistent. But in this procedure their historical significance disappears.”

Source : George Henry Lewes (1864). “Aristotle: a chapter from the history of science including analyses of Aristotle's scientific writings”, p.9, London : Smith, Elder and Company
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“Modern Art is being used to index me. Surely it was a source but photographers have influenced Modern Art quite as deeply as they have been influenced, maybe more. Anyway painters don't have a copyright on M. A. We were all born in the same upheaval.”
“It doesn't really matter how fast you're going if you're heading in the wrong direction.”
“[I] can't actually imagine a time in which the need for more diversity would ever cease. Affirmative action has been an issue since segregation practices. The question is not when does it end, but when does it begin [..] When do people of color truly get the benefits to which they are entitled?”

Source : "Holder talks financial crime, affirmative action at Low". Columbia Spectator, February 24, 2012.
“Analyzin' miss clairol, fendi'd down mascara on, assistant manager in paragon”
“Not all of us know what we are. Some of us die without ever knowing. Some of us know, and never get caught. But we're out there. Trust me.”

Source : Samantha Shannon (2013). “The Bone Season”, p.12, A&C Black
“The trick is not to get too fanatical about getting the accent too accurate because then that becomes a mask. What I try to do is just painting and sketching some of the sounds without obliterating my own voice.”

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