"The purpose of education is not to validate ignorance but to overcome it"

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Source : "Donald Trump's War on Science". www.newyorker.com. December 13, 2016.

Lawrence M. Krauss

#Ignorance Quotes #Overcoming Quotes #Purpose Quotes

“I love to personalize things. I love to make things my own. I like to name everything - from cars to iPhones to the socks I just lost.”
“By what right do you refuse to accept the vote of a citizen of the United States?”
“I couldn't believe how good Jimi Hendrix was It was a really difficult thing for me to deal with, but I just had to surrender and say, 'This is fantastic.'”
“Most fear stems from sin; to limit one's sins, one must assuredly limit one's fear, thereby bringing more peace to one's spirit.”
“Anyone as selfish and determined as you are is never helpless.”
“Death doesn't frighten me; now I can think peacefully of ending a long life.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Anyone who has experienced a certain amount of loss in their life has empathy for those who have experienced loss.”
“When I was a kid I used to hate getting picked for team sports. It would be the fit and sporty guys over there. And me and the fat kids over here. Those kids were fat! One girl had to be cut out a hula hoop.”

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