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It is obviously good and proper to respect the U.S. flag, perpetuated with the blood of American heroes. On the other hand, it can be… — Unknown Author
A common fallacy in much of the adverse criticism to which science is subjected today is that it claims certainty, infallibility and complete emotional objectivity.… — Cyril Norman Hinshelwood
It is not simply that we share with each other a common humanity, but that individually we have no humanity without each other. — Sara Maitland
The MDGs have been a fundamental framework for global development. A clear agenda, with measurable goals and targets, and a common vision have been crucial… — Sha Zukang
The brain is not, like the liver, heart and other internal organs, capable from the moment of birth of all the functions which it ever… — Unknown Author
Your brain receives, stores, and processes information, dispenses results, and controls your biological equipment. When properly programmed, computers can do likewise, except that they control… — John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth
My background may be common, but I have specialized in elegance. — Unknown Author
How sweet and gracious, even in common speech, Is that fine sense which men call Courtesy! Wholesome as air and genial as the light, Welcome… — James Thomas Fields
Christianity is the complete negation of common sense and sound reason. — Mikhail Bakunin
The greatest results in life are usually attained by common sense and perseverance. — Owen Feltham
All men who have ideals . . . live by some kind of faith, by committing themselves to some kind of loyalty which is not… — Ronald Knox
Acquire the courage to believe in yourself. Many of the things that you have been taught were at one time the radical ideas of individuals… — Chin-Ning Chu
A common mistake among those who work in sport is spending a disproportional amount of time on "x's and o's" as compared to time spent… — Mike Krzyzewski
Yet as I cast my eye over the whole course of science I behold instances of false science, even more pretentious and popular than that… — Arthur Lynch
It's common knowledge that a large percentage of Wall Street brokers use astrology. — Donald T. Regan
Men invent means and methods of coming at God''s love, they learn rules and set up devices to remind them of that love, and it… — Brother Lawrence
Now bring what we have into common stock, and communicate to everyone in need; we who hated and destroyed one another, and on account of… — Justin Martyr
In an era when careerism dominates the campus, is it too much to expect students to go beyond their private interests, learn about the world… — Ernest L. Boyer
There is hardly a more common error than that of taking the man who has one talent, for a genius. — Arthur Helps
When I was a child in the Navy during World War II, I was perennially grateful to the armed services libraries for having on hand… — James A. Michener

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