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And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that in life people will take you ...more

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There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding it...more

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The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.

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The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'

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The first step in making rabbit stew is catching the rabbit.

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Many years later he looked through one of my books and said, "How did you learn all this, Isaac?""From you, Pappa", I said."From me? I don't know any ...more

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People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.

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All evil is good become cancerous.

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Congratulations on the new library, because it isn't just a library. It is a space ship that will take you to the farthest reaches of the Universe, a ...more

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Having reached 451 books as of now doesn't help the situation. If I were to be dying now, I would be murmuring, "Too bad! Only four hundred fifty-one....more

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I wouldn't want [the people of Baleyworld] to live that long as a general thing. The pace of historical and intellectual advance would then become too...more

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The work of each individual contributes to a totality, and so becomes an undying part of the totality. That totality of human lives, past and present ...more

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Have you ever come across something you couldn't explain?""Explain in what way? I could explain a ghost by saying, 'yes, that's a ghost.' I take it th...more

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Have you ever come across something you couldn't explain?""Explain in what way? I could explain a ghost by saying, 'yes, that's a ghost.' I take it, t...more

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For what could any Entity, conscious of eternal existence, want – but an end?