To contribute to the emergence of a society in which development will supplant stagnation, in which growth will take the place of decay, and in which culture will put an end to barbarism is the noblest, and, indeed, the only true function of intellectual endeavor. ~Paul A. Baran
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You know what, Steve Jobs is real nice to me. He lets me be an employee and that's one of the biggest honors of my life. ~Steve Wozniak
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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. ~Mark Twain
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I love emotion. I love being in love. And showing that on screen. I think it's wonderful. ~Dennis Haysbert
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Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get. ~H. Jackson Brown Jr.
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Admire, exult, despise, laugh, weep for here There is such matter for all feelings: Man! Thou pendulum betwixt a smile and tear. ~Lord Byron
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In a bet there is a fool and a thief. ~Proverb
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Your competitive advantage must be perceivable, promotable, and something the market will pay for. ~Brian Tracy
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Experience this moment to its fullest. ~Zen Proverb
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Nothing like the road to rub all the sand out of your soul. ~John Clellon Holmes
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The people of Chicago are a proud people; and for good reason. ~Jane Byrne
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Prayer may not change things for you, but it for sure changes you for things. ~Sam Shoemaker
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The mind of the polyglot is a very particular thing, and scientists are only beginning to look closely at how acquiring a second language influences learning, behavior and the very structure of the brain itself. ~Jeffrey Kluger
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Ethanol is a premier, high performance fuel. It has tremendous environmental benefits and is a key component to energy independence for our country. ~Richard Lugar
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Law is whatever is boldly asserted and plausibly maintained. ~Aaron Burr
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The corporation is an out-of-control Frankenstein. ~Jerry Brown
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An Englishman will burn his bed to catch a flea. ~Turkish Proverb
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It is better to be born a beggar than a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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On the robot kit, I can choose very boring parts or I can choose exciting and interesting parts. That is a reflection of my personality and the kinds of things I am interested in. ~Bill Budge
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A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it is better than no inspiration at all. ~Rita Mae Brown
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A handful of patience is worth a bushel of brains. ~Hobart Brown
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A courtyard common to all will be swept by none. ~Chinese Proverb
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Language in art remains a highly ambiguous transaction, a quicksand, a trampoline, a frozen pool which might give way under you; at any time. ~Harold Pinter
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If Darwin could see what we now see, what we now know about the ocean, about the atmosphere, about the nature of life, as we now understand it, about the importance of microbes. I think he would just beam with joy that many of the thoughts and the glimpses of the majesty of life on Earth that he had during his life, now magnified many times over. ~Sylvia Earle
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He who is born a fool is never cured. ~Proverb
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