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Old men delight in giving good advice as a consolation for the fact that they can no longer set bad examples. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
There are many examples of old, incorrect theories that stubbornly persisted, sustained only by the prestige of foolish but well-connected scientists. . . . Many… — Michio Kaku
Those who will may raise monuments of marble to perpetuate the fame of heroes. Those who will may build memorial halls to remind those who… — Joshua Chamberlain
I wish that one would be persuaded that psychological experiments, especially those on the complex functions, are not improved [by large studies]; the statistical method… — Alfred Binet
[There] are cases where there is no dishonesty involved but where people are tricked into false results by a lack of understanding about what human… — Irving Langmuir
I obviously want to give a healthy body image to my own daughter. I think having good examples, eating properly, that's all one can do… — Geri Halliwell
If gun laws in fact worked, the sponsors of this type of legislation should have no difficulty drawing upon long lists of examples of criminal… — Orrin Hatch
We know that death never skips or spares anybody and that no one ever returns. And yet we go on like the blind, who see… — Martin Luther
Advice maybe wrong, but examples prove themselves. — Josh Billings
It has been said that the great scientific disciplines are examples of giants standing on the shoulders of other giants. It has also been said… — Alan Cooper
Public schools are government-established, politician- and bureaucrat-controlled, fully politicized, taxpayer-supported, authoritarian socialist institutions. In fact, the public-school system is one of the purest examples of… — Tom L. Johnson
It is interesting thus to follow the intellectual truths of analysis in the phenomena of nature. This correspondence, of which the system of the world… — Pierre-Simon Laplace
Just because something happens to be legal does not make it moral, ethical or right. Abortion is perhaps one of the most dramatic examples of… — Al Barry
I think it's really important for my daughter to see her parents being physically fit and for that to be a part of her life.… — Ana Ortiz
I would like to suggest that our minds are swamped by too much study and by too much matter just as plants are swamped by… — Michel de Montaigne
.. since it was true that study, even when done properly, can only teach us what wisdom, right conduct and determination consist in, they wanted… — Michel de Montaigne
During waves of terror attacks, Israel's national police chief will call on all concealed-handgun permit holders to make sure they carry firearms at all times,… — John R. Lott Jr.
I accept my body. I accept how I am and make the best of what I am given. Children orientate towards examples. That's why I… — Kate Winslet
If Confucius can serve as the Patron Saint of Chinese education, let me propose Socrates as his equivalent in a Western educational context - a… — Howard Gardner
Professors known as outstanding lecturers do two things; they use a simple plan and many examples. — Wilbert J. McKeachie

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