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There is no great invention, from fire to flying, which has not been hailed as an insult to some god.


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Money can buy a fine dog but it is kindness that makes him wag his tail.



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Capitalism, though it may not always give the scientific worker a living wage, will always protect him, as being one of the geese which produce golden eggs for its table.



This is my prediction for the future: Whatever hasn't happened will happen, and no one will be safe from it.

This is my prediction for the future: Whatever hasn't happened will happen, and no one will be safe from it.



Teleology is like a mistress to a biologist: he cannot live without her but he's unwilling to be seen with her in public.

Teleology is like a mistress to a biologist: he cannot live without her but he's unwilling to be seen with her in public.



Science is vastly more stimulating to the imagination than the classics.

Science is vastly more stimulating to the imagination than the classics.



The wise man regulates his conduct by the theories both of religion and science. But he regards these theories not as statements of ultimate fact but as art-forms.

The wise man regulates his conduct by the theories both of religion and science. But he regards these theories not as statements of ultimate fact but as art-forms.



Christianity is haunted by the theory of a God with a craving for bloody sacrifices.

Christianity is haunted by the theory of a God with a craving for bloody sacrifices.



Reality is the cage of those who lack imagination.

Reality is the cage of those who lack imagination.



Would I lay down my life to save my brother? No, but I would to save two brothers or eight cousins.

Would I lay down my life to save my brother? No, but I would to save two brothers or eight cousins.



The Creator, if He exists, has a special preference for beetles.

The Creator, if He exists, has a special preference for beetles.





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She's kind of a, well, you know, a B with an itch.

She's kind of a, well, you know, a B with an itch.



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Stop trying to define who you are and just be.



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If I ever stop working, I might have a problem. But I never seem to be able to stop working.



The more we learn about the wonders of our universe, the more clearly we are going to perceive the hand of God.

The more we learn about the wonders of our universe, the more clearly we are going to perceive the hand of God.



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Don't bring your need to the marketplace, bring your skill.



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Where two nations are gonna have a summit and a joint agreement's gonna be announced, the joint agreement and the language is all decided before the summit ever happens.



The common breeds the common, A lout begets a lout, So when I take on half a score I knock their heads about.

The common breeds the common, A lout begets a lout, So when I take on half a score I knock their heads about.




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