Certain Quotes
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Are we using science in ways that it wasn't intended to, in which case we should be a little careful, or are we using faith…
— Francis Collins
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How could politics be a science, if laws and forms of government had not a uniform influence upon society? Where would be the foundation of…
— David Hume
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It seems then, say I, that you leave politics entirely out of the question, and never suppose, that a wise magistrate can justly be jealous…
— David Hume
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The Unconscious Civilisation There is a certain terrifying dignity to the big ideologies. With the stroke of an intellectual argument the planet is put in…
— John Ralston Saul
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But it is not at all certain that this superiority of the many over the sound few is possible in the case of every people…
— Aristotle
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There is not a truth to be gathered from history more certain, or more momentous, than this: that civil liberty cannot long be separated from…
— Joseph Story
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Out of the multitude of our sense experiences we take, mentally and arbitrarily, certain repeatedly occurring complexes of sense impression (partly in conjunction with sense…
— Albert Einstein
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We're emphasizing the knowable by predicting how certain people and companies will swim against the current. We're not predicting the fluctuation in the current.
— Charlie Munger
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In our view, though, investment students need only two well-taught courses-How to Value a Business, and How to Think about Market Prices. Your goal as…
— Warren Buffett
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The noble entitlement bespeaks an élan, a certain type of relationship with your partner. It means formidable technique not displayed lightly. The excitement comes from…
— Kevin McKenzie
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Rich people always have a certain degree of debt. Apparently it helps to reduce taxes. I'm not so hot on the bean-counting side.
— Felix Dennis
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Metaphysics of Evolution: What is Matter & Life? 'Recent discoveries from Russia confirm that DNA / Genes are resonant structures which are subtly interconnected to…
— Alan Haselhurst
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I have flown in just about everything, with all kinds of pilots in all parts of the world - British, French, Pakistani, Iranian, Japanese, Chinese…
— Chuck Yeager
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Russia is an ancient country with historical, profound traditions and a very powerful moral foundation. And this foundation is a love for the Motherland and…
— Vladimir Putin
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It's not enough to make time for your children. There are certain stages in their lives when you have to give them the time when…
— Andy Grove
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I do think there are certain times we should infringe on your freedom.
— Michael Bloomberg
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I really enjoyed the sort of real crazy, eclectic layering stuff and how it all worked together. I could tell it was some of it…
— Kid Koala
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I hate the idea that you shouldn't wear something just because you're a certain age.
— Miuccia Prada
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You get to a certain age and you just want to prove that you can still rock - that you've still got it.
— Jarvis Cocker
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My parents got married late and they had kids late, so I never felt a social or cultural thing to be married or pregnant or…
— Anna Kendrick
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