Picturesque meant - he decided after careful observation of the scenerey that inspired Twoflower to use the word - that the landscape… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
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Always make a note of what you are doing and where it leads. By and by, you will become aware of that… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
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Women speak an average 18,000 more words a day than men do. And there may be a genetic reason, it may be… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
A curiously interested observer sees a great deal, a scientifically interested observer is worthy of all honor, and anxiously interested observer sees… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
Religion is based upon blind faith supported by no evidence. Science is based upon confidence that results from evidence - and that… — James Randi Copy Share Image
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We must nevertheless present all possible interpretations for each observation, so that competing theories can be formulated and defended. In science, as… — Hubert Reeves Copy Share Image
I started as - well, I wanted to be Poet Laureate. And I wanted to be a naturalist. That's how I began.… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
You love the accidental. A smile from a pretty girl in an interesting situation, a stolen glance, that is what you are… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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I wish that one would be persuaded that psychological experiments, especially those on the complex functions, are not improved [by large studies];… — Alfred Binet Copy Share Image
Careful observation will confirm that virtually all spontaneous parapsychological events occur through some form of sleight of mind. It is invariably something… — Peter J. Carroll Copy Share Image
We have the ability to be the ocean. And access all that infinite possibility, understanding, knowledge, awareness. Or we can get caught… — David Icke Copy Share Image
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Reality is what kicks back when you kick it. This is just what physicists do with their particle accelerators. We kick reality… — Victor J. Stenger Copy Share Image
Geology is part of that remarkable dynamic process of the human mind which is generally called science and to which man is… — Reinout Willem van Bemmelen Copy Share Image
“Reason, Observation and Experience — the Holy Trinity of Science — have taught us that happiness is the only good; that the… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
We must relinquish our passive observation of the world outside; we can open the door to the world we want. In understanding… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
As a sick kid, I always looked out the window. The objects of my observation were the sun, the seasons, the wind,… — Kim Hyesoon Copy Share Image
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...Listen to your own thoughts and feelings very carefully, be aware of your observations, and learn to value them. When you're a… — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share Image
How very seldom do you encounter in the world a man of great abilities, acquirements, experience, who will unmask his mind, unbutton… — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
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The air of caricature never fails to show itself in the products of reason applied relentlessly and without correction. The observation of… — Wilfred Trotter Copy Share Image
There are three friendships which are advantageous, and three which are injurious. Friendship with the upright; friendship with the sincere; and friendship… — Confucius Copy Share Image
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