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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One who asks questions is a fool for five minutes, one who does not ask questions remains a fool forever. ~Chinese Proverb
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How we shape our understanding of others' lives is determined by what we find memorable in them, and that in turn is determined not by any potentially accurate overview of another's personality but rather by the tension and balance that exist in our daily relationships. ~Tom Robbins
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A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his whole lifetime. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Promises make debt, and debt makes promises. ~Dutch Proverb
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He who is not ashamed does whatever he likes. ~Arabic Proverb
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God is good, but never dance in a small boat. ~Irish Proverb
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Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. ~Taoist Proverb
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Justifying a fault doubles it. ~French Proverb
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Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African Proverb
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I know that military alliances and armament have been the reliance for peace for centuries, but they do not produce peace; and when war comes, as it inevitably does under such conditions, these armaments and alliances but intensify and broaden the conflict. ~Frank B. Kellogg
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Everyone is the age of their heart. ~Gautemalan Proverb
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Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth. ~Albert Schweitzer
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The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain. ~Chinese Proverb
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The history of all times, and of today especially, teaches that, women will be forgotten if they forget to think about themselves. ~Louise Otto-Peters
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If you think you're too small to make a difference, you haven't spent a night with a mosquito. ~African Proverb
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A man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. ~Latin Proverb
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They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic Proverb
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There are times when I don't take roles because I don't want to be perceived a certain way. ~Harvey Fierstein
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A heart in love with beauty never grows old. ~Turkish Proverb
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Even the smallest of stars shines in the darkness. ~Swedish Proverb
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Official education was telling people almost nothing of the nature of all those things on the seashores, and in the redwood forests, in the deserts and in the plains. ~Gregory Bateson
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Well, it's always nice to know the fans didn't forget what you did when you played in the NHL. ~Guy Lafleur
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Have you forgotten God? Even if you have, He has not forgotten you. ~Moses
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A man's heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. ~Japanese Proverb
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