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From inability to let well alone; from too much zeal for the new and contempt for what is old; from putting knowledge… — Sir Robert Hutchison, 1st Baronet Copy Share Image
[Among the books he chooses, a statesman] ought to read interesting books on history and government, and books of science and philosophy;… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
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The most important thing is to recognize that research is our seed corn. It's a national security priority. It's not just a… — Raja Krishnamoorthi Copy Share Image
...contemporary physicists come in two varieties. Type 1 physicists are bothered by EPR and Bell's Theorem. Type 2 (the majority) are not,… — David Mermin Copy Share Image
The account he gives of nurses beats everything that even I know of. This young prophet says that they are all drunkards,… — Florence Nightingale Copy Share Image
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