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I am going to explain to you why we went to war. Why mankind always does to war. It is not social or political. It… — John Fowles
Suppose that you want to teach the 'cat' concept to a very young child. Do you explain that a cat is a relatively small, primarily… — Ralph P. Boas, Jr.
To many, mathematics is a collection of theorems. For me, mathematics is a collection of examples; a theorem is a statement about a collection of… — John B. Conway
Another effective [debugging] technique is to explain your code to someone else. This will often cause you to explain the bug to yourself. Sometimes it… — Brian Kernighan
Once you begin to explain or excuse... — James Earl Jones
We find in the course of nature that though the effects be many, the principles from which they arise are commonly few and simple, and… — David Hume
This intelligence, or what I'll call "the wisdom of crowds," is at work in the world in many different guises. It's the reason the Internet… — James Surowiecki
Many psychologists ... thought by turning their attention to their own consciousness to be able to explain what happened when we were thnking. Or they… — Wilhelm Wundt
By a symbol I do not mean an allegory or a sign, but an image that describes in the best possible way the dimly discerned… — Carl Jung
They tell me: If you see a slave sleeping, do not wake him lest he be dreaming of freedom. I tell them: If you see… — Khalil Gibran
A dream is a massive magic trick of the mind. No amount of science could explain away the mysterious wonder. — Dave Matthews
Rich dad went on to explain that the world was filled with different types of entrepreneurs. There are entrepreneurs who are big and small, rich… — Robert Kiyosaki
To a frog that's never left his pond, the ocean seems like a gamble. Look what he's giving up: security, mastery of his world, recognition!… — Rumi
The greater the scientist, the more he is impressed with his ignorance of reality, and the more he realizes that his laws and labels, descriptions… — Alan Watts
How do you explain to someone who thinks you're the devil incarnate, that you're really not? — John Corvino
You'll attract the employees you need if you can explain why your mission is compelling: not why it's important in general, but why you're doing… — Peter Thiel
I absolutely love television, and I don't mean to be vulgar, but as I keep having to explain to people from the movie industry, I… — Steven Moffat
It has long been known that the chemical atomic weight of hydrogen was greater than one-quarter of that of helium, but so long as fractional… — Francis William Aston
The Old Testament records the preparation for the coming of the Messiah. The Gospels record the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ our Lord. The… — Josh McDowell
The author tells a story wherein a missionary friend of his was invited by unbelievers on a train ride to play cards. The friend declined,… — Watchman Nee

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