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Science, we are repeatedly told, is the most reliable form of knowledge about the world because it is based on testable hypotheses. Religion, by contrast,…
— Paul Davies
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All socio-political phenomena in the U.K. come laden with the baggage of a class-based theory or two attached to them. In the case of gay…
— Evan Davis
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Religious fanatics want people to switch off their own minds, ignore the evidence, and blindly follow a holy book based upon private 'revelation'.
— Richard Dawkins
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Most comedy is based on getting a laugh at somebody else's expense. And I find that that's just a form of bullying in a major…
— Ellen DeGeneres
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I don't have advice for people on how to dress. People should dress based on what they find beautiful. My best advice: Keep your clothes…
— Mos Def
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It wouldn't be fair to cast aspersions on an entire cultural movement based on the actions of a few. To quote my grandfather, 'One bad…
— Mos Def
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I was critical of race-based affirmative action early on in my career and I've changed my mind. And I've publicly acknowledged that I was wrong.
— Alan Dershowitz
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I generally don't select my chicken or my hamburgers based on the personal ideology of the person who is either flipping the hamburgers or making…
— Alan Dershowitz
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I like to do comedy, but I'll be perfectly honest, I prefer to do drama and more character-driven-based stuff, generally.
— Matt Dillon
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Should Sen. McCain capture the nomination as many assume, I believe this general election will offer the worst choices for President in my lifetime. I…
— James Dobson
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Teachers support evaluations based on multiple measures: student growth, classroom observation and feedback from peers and parents.
— Arne Duncan
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Most people ask me questions based on a previous interview. That's not an interview. It's like they're just saying my quotes back to me.
— Kirsten Dunst
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The common erotic project of destroying women makes it possible for men to unite into a brotherhood; this project is the only firm and trustworthy…
— Andrea Dworkin
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Relationships based on obligation lack dignity.
— Wayne Dyer
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My objection to the death penalty is based on the idea that this is a democracy, and in a democracy the government is me, and…
— Steve Earle
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It's a good question, because a movie isn't good or bad based on its politics. It's usually good or bad for other reasons, though you…
— Roger Ebert
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Reasoning based on cost has been strenuously resisted; it violated the Hippocratic Oath, was associated with rationing, and derided as putting a price on life...…
— Ezekiel Emanuel
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Most game music is based on loops effectively.
— Brian Eno
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Compared to industry in Europe or Japan, where industry was based on a craft tradition, we are sadly behind.
— Arthur Erickson
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I decided to make 'Captain America' because I realized I wasn't doing the film because it terrified me. You can't make decisions based on fear.
— Chris Evans
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