Science began to be powerful when it began to be cumulative, when observers began to preserve detailed records, to organize cooperating groups in order to pool and criticize their experiences.

Effective science began when it passed from the occasional amateur into the hands of men who made the winning of knowledge their special function or profession.

Stare up at the stars, Don't be fearful of the night.For, it is the darkness, That lets us know the light.

Purpose drives the process by which we become what we are capable of being.

Jazz stands for freedom. It's supposed to be the voice of freedom: Get out there and improvise, and take chances, and don't be a perfectionist - leave that to the classical musicians.

Gold is worshipped in all climates, without a single temple, and by all classes, without a single hypocrite.

Stay in the present. And that's not a glib answer. The way to stay in the present is to have a love for what you're doing and a vitality and a sense of well-being that is generated by your art.

Maybe sometimes you just feel like everything can be taken from you all at once.

I'm a Utilitarian, so I don't see the rule against lying as absolute; it's always subject to some overriding utility which may prevent its exercise.

It's as important to be well informed in this area, if you're going to do it, as it is to be well informed about procedures in skin diving and that sort of thing if you're going to do that.

I started my own little carpet and upholstery cleaning business. I've done it for 20 years. I live well

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