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Science is imagination in the service of the verifiable truth, and that service is indeed communal. It cannot be rigidly planned. Rather,… — Gerald Edelman Copy Share Image
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I cannot believe this is the end. Nor can I believe that death is more than the blindness of those living. And… — Josephine Winslow Johnson Copy Share Image
To listen is to continually give up all expectation and to give our attention, completely and freshly, to what is before us,… — Mark Nepo Copy Share Image
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There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance; pray, love, remember; and there is pansies, that’s for thoughts... There’s fennel for you, and columbines; there’s… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
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Lucy Kellaway's columns in the 'Financial Times' lend themselves to podcasts because they usually consist of her giving a brisk ticking off… — David Hepworth Copy Share Image
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Not less than two hours a day should be devoded to exercise, and weather should be little regarded. A person not sick… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
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It's not that I believe women are more ethical. I will say that one of women's greatest weaknesses is probably our greatest… — Vicki Donlan Copy Share Image
Whoever influences the child's life ought to try to give him a positive view of himself and of his world. The child's… — Bruno Bettelheim Copy Share Image
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When you look around at the six people that you spend the most time with, that's who you are. I think that… — Will Smith Copy Share Image
Spiritually, no action is more important than surrender. Surrender is the tenderest impulse of the heart, acting out of love to give… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
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If you have total freedom to design, you won't get anything interesting. So I give myself restraints in order to kind of… — Rei Kawakubo Copy Share Image
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