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The PhD system is the real root of the evil of academic snobbery. People who have PhDs consider themselves a priesthood, and inventors generally don't… — Freeman Dyson
Santa Monica Bay is less polluted today than when I first moved to the area in the 1970s, because actions have been taken to avoid… — Sylvia Earle
I always like the idea of doing interviews with somebody but completely seriously not ever mentioning what that person is generally known for. — Dave Eggers
Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world. — George Eliot
I think generally playing live is a crap idea. So much of stage work is the presentation of personality, and I've never been interested in… — Brian Eno
It's the generally accepted privilege of theologians to stretch the heavens, that is the Scriptures, like tanners with a hide. — Desiderius Erasmus
I like physics. I think it is the best science out of all three of them, because generally it's more useful. You learn about speed… — Tom Felton
I'm generally more and more in my comfort zone in the wild. — Tom Felton
Generally speaking, rhyme is the marker for the end of a line. The first rhyme-word is like a challenge thrown down, which the poem itself… — James Fenton
When we study Shakespeare on the page, for academic purposes, we may require all kinds of help. Generally, we read him in modern spelling and… — James Fenton
Dieting on New Year's Day isn't a good idea as you can't eat rationally but really need to be free to consume whatever is necessary,… — Helen Fielding
A truly elegant taste is generally accompanied with excellency of heart. — Henry Fielding
So far as I know, anything worth hearing is not usually uttered at seven o'clock in the morning; and if it is, it will generally… — Moss Hart
The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God; and, however generally this maxim has been quoted and believed, it… — Alexander Hamilton
What I generally get from being in Africa is a sense of warmth and openness. As a stranger, you are always welcomed into people's homes… — Naomie Harris
I don't make big grand gestures, generally. — Katherine Heigl
I generally play strong people and scary people. — John Hawkes
It is generally recognised that women are better than men at languages, personal relations and multi-tasking, but less good at map-reading and spatial awareness. It… — Stephen Hawking
Some one is generally sure to be the sufferer by a joke. — William Hazlitt
My point is there's a hidden Scotland in anyone who speaks the Northern Ireland speech. It's a terrific complicating factor, not just in Northern Ireland,… — Seamus Heaney

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