I also think we need to maintain distinctions - the doctrine of creation is different from a scientific cosmology, and we should resist the temptation, which sometimes scientists give in to, to try to assimilate the concepts of theology to the concepts of science. ~John Polkinghorne
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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What is bought is cheaper than a gift. ~Portuguese Proverb
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A cat bitten once by a snake dreads even rope. ~Arab Proverb
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Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you. ~Spanish Proverb
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Experience this moment to its fullest. ~Zen Proverb
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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Seeing is believing. ~Chinese Proverb
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The footprint of the owner is the best manure. ~English Proverb
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~Chinese Proverb
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The ways to the One are as many as the lives of men. ~Zen Proverb
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It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics. ~Richard Dawkins
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I love all those girls the same as they love me. I get thousands of letters a week from girls who love me... Every time I sing a song, I make love to them. I'm a boudoir singer. ~Frank Sinatra
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Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son. ~Russian Proverb
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The adult looks to deeds, the child to love. ~Indian Proverb
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I'm always sort of anticipating life being difficult, but on a basic level, that's sort of on the surface, on a basic level, I'm optimistic in the sense that I think it's all going to be alright in the end. ~Emily Mortimer
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Pass the bridge that your kinsmen have passed. ~Azerbaijani Proverb
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If you care, do something. If you don't care, please stay out of the way of those who do. ~Simon Sinek
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Whenever you can, act as a liberator. Freedom, dignity, wealth; these three together constitute the greatest happiness of humanity. If you bequeath all three to your people, their love for you will never die. ~Cyrus the Great
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The recognition of the art that informs all pure science need not mean the abandonment for it of all present art, rather it will mean the completion of the transformation of art that has already begun. ~John Desmond Bernal
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Fear and courage are brothers. ~Proverb
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The sermon is now the true poppy of literature. ~David Swing
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In science, each new result, sometimes quite surprising, heralds a step forward and allows one to discard some hypotheses, even though one or two of these might have been highly favored. ~Stanley B. Prusiner
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Our thoughts really do create our lives. They've done a lot of research showing if you're an optimistic, positive person you will be a healthier person than if you're a sad, depressed, negative person. ~Alana Stewart
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I reject the cynical view that politics is a dirty business. ~Richard M. Nixon
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