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...the possibility of circular reasoning arises-that is, using the temperature record to derive a key input to climate models that are then tested against the… — Theodore Wilbur Anderson
I feel that whatever virtues the novel may have are very much connected with the limitations you mention. I am not writing a conventional novel,… — Flannery O'Connor
A person with increasing knowledge and sensory education may derive infinite enjoyment from wine. — Ernest Hemingway
THIS law of nature, being co-eval with mankind and dictated by God himself, is of course superior in obligation to any other. It is binding… — William Blackstone
Give up money, give up fame, give up science, give the earth itself and all it contains rather than do an immoral act. And never… — Thomas Jefferson
Its objects are CONTRACTS with foreign nations which have the force of law, but derive it from the obligations of good faith. — Alexander Hamilton
As in forming a political society, each individual contributes some of his rights, in order that he may, from a common stock of rights, derive… — John Dickinson
We derive immeasurable good, uncounted pleasures, enormous security, and many critical lessons about life by owning dogs. — Roger Caras
Personally, I experience the greatest degree of pleasure in having contact with works of art. They furnish me with happy feelings of an intensity that… — Albert Einstein
Three blind mice walk into a pub. But they are all unaware of their surroundings, so to derive humour from it would be exploitative. — Bill Bailey
With all of the visual distraction constantly inundating us in the form of our devices and screens, I really derive a great deal of pleasure… — Nick Offerman
A lot of comic actors derive their main force from childish behavior. Most great comics are doing such silly things; you'd say, 'That's what a… — Gene Wilder
This is the great challenge: to maintain passion for the everyday routine and the endlessly repeated act, to derive deep gratification from the mundane. — Thomas Keller
I enjoy myself a lot but I derive more joy in working. I believe in hard work and one of my business success secrets is… — Aliko Dangote
Yes, to me that's one of the most compelling fears in film noir and the psychological thriller genre - that fear of conspiracy. It's definitely… — Christopher Nolan
A modern building should derive its architectural significance solely from the vigour and consequence of its own organic proportions. It must be true to itself,… — Walter Gropius
It is ordained that to the ambitious, who derive no satisfaction from the gifts of life and the beauty of the world, life shall be… — Leonardo da Vinci
Museums and art stores are also sources of pleasure and inspiration. Doubtless it will seem strange to many that the hand unaided by sight can… — Helen Keller
How is it to be explained that something inside me revolts against the playing of obvious moves? Perhaps we may perceive the underlying reason in… — Aron Nimzowitsch
An artist has an obligation to tell the truth. [...] that the true horrors of human history derive not from orcs and Dark Lords, but… — George R. R. Martin

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