Science is not about what is true or what might be true, science is about what people with originally diverse viewpoints can be forced to believe by the weight of public evidence. ~Lee Smolin
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I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise. ~Charles de Secondat
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The goal is to keep having fun. Not let that pressure get to me and still be Missy. ~Missy Franklin
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In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. ~Laozi
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I'm happy quite a lot of the time. I've done far more than I ever thought I would have, so I'd be very hard-pressed to walk around miserable. ~Robert Smith
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A proverb is an ornament to language. ~Persian Proverb
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The music comes first. When Geoff has made something the inspiration comes automatically. His music is very expressive. But still is is a very difficult process. I have to add something to his music, not push it away. It has to be equal, and I find that very difficult. ~Beth Gibbons
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The first step binds one to the second. ~French Proverb
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My personal hobbies are reading, listening to music, and silence. ~Edith Sitwell
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For breath is life, and if you breathe well you will live long on earth. ~Sanskrit Proverb
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I think with anything where you delve into the back story of an artist, it kind of explains their work more intimately. ~Aaron Taylor Johnson
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Do not seek reality, just put an end to opinions. ~Zen Proverb
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Our little force will march on tomorrow or the day after. ~Peter Stuyvesant
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I do not want to see perpetual warfare in the Middle East. ~Bernie Sanders
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The main distinction for fresh chillies is whether they are red or green, the difference being one of ripeness. ~Yotam Ottolenghi
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The starting point of my career in money management in 1973-74 was the time of the only true bear market any living non-Japanese investor has seen in major markets. Equities, real estate, you name it, everyone got run over. ~Paul Singer
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Truly, there are terrible primal arcana of earth which had better be left unknown and unevoked; dread secrets which have nothing to do with man, and which man may learn only in exchange for peace and sanity; cryptic truths which make the knower evermore an alien among his kind, and cause him to walk alone on earth. ~H. P. Lovecraft
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Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing. ~Will Durant
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Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. ~Chinese Proverb
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I have had a few people recognise me in public. But I wouldn't like everybody to recognise me. I can still walk across the street and not be noticed. ~Bonnie Wright
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Maybe love was superstition, a prayer we said to keep the truth of loneliness at bay. I tilted my head back. The stars looked like they were close together, when really they were millions of miles apart. In the end, maybe love just meant longing for something impossibly bright and forever out of reach. ~Leigh Bardugo
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I've always felt that music should be a normal part of the experience that surrounds people. ~Morton Gould
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To play in the men's tournaments I have to keep getting stronger and get more distance. ~Michelle Wie
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Something that's happened recently is that I don't beat myself up about stuff. ~Mindy Kaling
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Maine out of season is unmistakably a great destination; hospitable, good humored, plenty of elbow room, short days, dark nights of crackling ice crystals. ~Paul Theroux
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