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G C Lichtenberg: One cannot demand...

G C Lichtenberg: One cannot demand...

One cannot demand of a scholar that he show himself a scholar everywhere in society, but the whole tenor of his...

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Henri Poincare: Science is built...

Henri Poincare: Science is built...

Science is built up of facts, as a house is built of stones; but an accumulation of facts is no more a science than a...

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Walter Gropius: Specialists are people...

Walter Gropius: Specialists are people...

Specialists are people who always repeat the same mistakes.

Source: In Webster's...

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James D Watson: Formula for breakthroughs...

James D Watson: Formula for breakthroughs...

Formula for breakthroughs in research: Take young researchers, put them together in virtual seclusion, give them an...

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Jean Rostand: Falsity cannot keep...

Jean Rostand: Falsity cannot keep...

Falsity cannot keep an idea from being beautiful; there are certain errors of such ingenuity that one could regret...

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Titus Maccius Plautus: The greatest talents...

Titus Maccius Plautus: The greatest talents...

The greatest talents often lie buried out of sight.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Victor Hugo: He who opens...

Victor Hugo: He who opens...

He who opens a school door, closes a prison.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic...

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Stanislaw Lec: The weakest link...

Stanislaw Lec: The weakest link...

The weakest link in a chain is the strongest because it can break it.

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Jean-Paul Sartre: Three o'clock is...

Jean-Paul Sartre: Three o'clock is...

Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do.

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Edmond Rostand: A pessimist is...

Edmond Rostand: A pessimist is...

A pessimist is a man who tells the truth prematurely.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Rene Descartes: It is not...

Rene Descartes: It is not...

It is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it well.

Source: In...

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Miles Davis: I know what...

Miles Davis: I know what...

I know what I've done for music, but don't call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis.

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Friedrich Nietzsche: It is hard...

Friedrich Nietzsche: It is hard...

It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!

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Noam Chomsky: Language is a...

Noam Chomsky: Language is a...

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of...

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Catharine Esther Beecher: Woman's great mission...

Catharine Esther Beecher: Woman's great mission...

Woman's great mission is to train immature weak, and ignorant creatures to obey the laws of God; the physical, the...

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Austin O'Malley: All things come...

Austin O'Malley: All things come...

All things come to him who waits -- even justice.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Loren Eiseley: It is frequently...

Loren Eiseley: It is frequently...

It is frequently the tragedy of the great artist, as it is of the great scientist, that he frightens the ordinary...

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Either a writer...

Either a writer...

Either a writer doesn't want to talk about his work, or he talks about it more than you...

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God will not...

God will not...

God will not look you over for medals, degrees, or diplomas, but for scars.

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Fortune cannot be...

Fortune cannot be...

Fortune cannot be flattered by such fetish worship. But she can be wooed and won by hard...

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