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> [“As for astronomy, the Greeks did not accept their own or any of the original mythologies with which they came in contact. The refusal to accept mythological explanations for natural phenomena forced the Greeks to disregard the primary evidence of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-bailey/as-for-astronomy-the-greeks-did-not-accept-their-own-or-any-of-the/)

[George Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-bailey/)

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## More by George Bailey

> [I want to do something big, something important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-bailey/i-want-to-do-something-big-something-important/)

[George Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-bailey/)

> [“As for astronomy, the Greeks did not accept their own or any of the original mythologies with which they came in contact. The refusal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-bailey/as-for-astronomy-the-greeks-did-not-accept-their-own-or-any-of-the/)

[George Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-bailey/)

> [“Grigorenko was deprived of his rank, his pension and his Party membership and confined for fifteen months, eight of them in psychushka where he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-bailey/grigorenko-was-deprived-of-his-rank-his-pension-and-his-party/)

[George Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-bailey/)

> [All you can take with you is that which you've given away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-bailey/all-you-can-take-with-you-is-that-which-you-ve-given-away/)

[George Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-bailey/)

> [Having the experience of senior guys around you just makes things easier as they all contribute ideas and set the standards for the group.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-bailey/having-the-experience-of-senior-guys-around-you-just-makes-things/)

[George Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-bailey/)

> [I know what I'm gonna do tomorrow, and the next day and the next year, and the year after that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-bailey/i-know-what-i-m-gonna-do-tomorrow-and-the-next-day-and-the-next-year/)

[George Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-bailey/)

> [Do you know what the three most exciting sounds in the world are? Anchor chains, airplane motors and train whistles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-bailey/do-you-know-what-the-three-most-exciting-sounds-in-the-world-are/)

[George Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-bailey/)

> [“America is a country in which the velocity of history is especially great, in which each succeeding decade wipes it's immediate predecessor out, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-bailey/america-is-a-country-in-which-the-velocity-of-history-is-especially/)

[George Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-bailey/)

> [“Perhaps the Hungarian humorist Ferencz Karinthy captures the spirit of the situation best in a tableau about a bored businessman who amuses himself by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-bailey/perhaps-the-hungarian-humorist-ferencz-karinthy-captures-the-spirit/)

[George Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-bailey/)

> [Merry Christmas, movie house! Merry Christmas, Emporium! Merry Christmas, you wonderful old Building and Loan!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-bailey/merry-christmas-movie-house-merry-christmas-emporium-merry-christmas/)

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> [“What is it you want, Mary? What do you want? You want the moon? Just say the word and I'll throw a lasso around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-bailey/what-is-it-you-want-mary-what-do-you-want-you-want-the-moon-just-say/)

[George Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-bailey/)

> [God... God...dear Father in heaven, I'm not a praying man, but if you're up there and you can hear me, show me the way.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-bailey/god-god-dear-father-in-heaven-i-m-not-a-praying-man-but-if-you-re-up/)

[George Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-bailey/)

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