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No doubt [women of faith in the past] were reproached for His name's sake, and accounted mad women; but they had a faith which enabled… — George Whitefield
Of Cooking. This is an art of various forms, the object of which is to give ordinary observations the appearance and character of those of… — Charles Babbage
I am convinced that this is the only means of advancing science, of clearing the mind from a confused heap of contradictory observations, that do… — Joshua Reynolds
In fact, we will have to give up taking things for granted, even the apparently simple things. We have to learn to understand nature and… — John Desmond Bernal
In the heavens we discover [stars] by their light, and by their light alone ... the sole evidence of the existence of these distant worlds… — James Clerk Maxwell
Of what use are the great number of petrifactions, of different species, shape and form which are dug up by naturalists? Perhaps the collection of… — Carl Linnaeus
Think binary. When matter meets antimatter, both vanish, into pure energy. But both existed; I mean, there was a condition we'll call "existence." Think of… — John Updike
Four elements, Hydrogen, carbon, oxygen and nitrogen, also provide an example of the astonishing togetherness of our universe. They make up the "organic" molecules that… — George Wald
I tell my students, with a feeling of pride that I hope they will share, that the carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen that make up ninety-nine… — George Wald
No storyteller has been able to dream up anything as fantastically unlikely as what really does happen in this mad Universe. — Robert A. Heinlein
Science, in its ultimate ideal, consists of a set of propositions arranged in a hierarchy, the lowest level of the hierarchy being concerned with particular… — Bertrand Russell
I think that we shall have to get accustomed to the idea that we must not look upon science as a 'body of knowledge,' but… — Karl Popper
You have to have a lot of ideas. First, if you want to make discoveries, it's a good thing to have good ideas. And second,… — Linus Pauling
We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up or fight like hell. — Lance Armstrong
It seems that, after nineteen centuries of extraordinary glorification, the small Host for which so many cathedrals have sprung up, the small Host that has… — Francois Mauriac
It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly what is said, nor yet entirely what is done. — Virginia Woolf
Democracy is never a thing done. Democracy is always something that a nation must be doing. What is necessary now is one thing and one… — Archibald MacLeish
The human brain is special. It starts working as soon as you get up and it doesn't stop until you get to school. — Milton Berle
The most important thing women have to do is to stir up the zeal of women themselves. — John Stuart Mill
Growth and mastery come only to those who vigorously self-direct. Initiating, creating, doing, reflecting, freely associating, enjoying privacy-these are precisely what the structures of schooling… — John Taylor Gatto
I am the life-force power of the universe. I am the life-force power of the 50 trillion beautiful molecular geniuses that make up my form,… — Jill Bolte Taylor
Mommy. It's just the one thing you don't want to mess up. — Jennifer Lopez
You have to stand up and say, 'There's nothing wrong with me or my shape or who I am; you're the one with the problem!' — Jennifer Lopez
In war there is no prize for runner-up. — Seneca the Younger
When the judge calls the criminal's name out he stands up, and they are immediately linked by a strange biology that makes them both opposite… — Jean Genet

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