Valuable Quotes

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People must feel that the natural world is important and valuable and beautiful and wonderful and an amazement and a pleasure. — David Attenborough
In fact, I thought that Christianity was very a good and a very valuable thing for us. But after a while, I began to feel… — Chinua Achebe
Surely, if knowledge is valuable, it can never be good policy in a country far wealthier than Tuscany, to allow a genius like Mr. Dalton's,… — Charles Babbage
Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable. — Francis Bacon
If you have anything really valuable to contribute to the world it will come through the expression of your own personality, that single spark of… — Bruce Barton
A fact in itself is nothing. It is valuable only for the idea attached to it, or for the proof which it furnishes. — Claude Bernard
Philately is normally a boys' hobby but for some reason it was in vogue at my junior school. Between the ages of eight and ten… — Sophie Ellis Bextor
Better to be a strong man with a weak point, than to be a weak man without a strong point. A diamond with a flaw… — William J. H. Boetcker
Direction coupling between the various radiations generated in a nuclear reaction both with one another and with the initiating radiation can also be detected and… — Walther Bothe
Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books that were written because authors couldn't find anyone to talk to. — Alain de Botton
For boredom speaks the language of time, and it is to teach you the most valuable lesson of your life - the lesson of your… — Joseph Brodsky
Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
The shrewd guess, the fertile hypothesis, the courageous leap to a tentative conclusion - these are the most valuable coins of the thinker at work.… — Jerome Bruner
Science has been quite embattled. It's the most important thing there is. An arts graduate is not going to fix global warming. They may do… — Bill Bryson
I haven't always acted or reacted in a way that made me proud, but I didn't make that same mistake twice, and I think that's… — Sandra Bullock
Anything you write, even if you have to start over, is valuable. I let the story write itself through the characters. — Steve Buscemi
It's a fundamental, social attitude that the 1% supports symphonies and operas and doesn't support Johnny learning to program hip-hop beats. When I put it… — David Byrne
For wide swaths of training and education there are valuable spillovers which mean that the private sector needs support from the government. That is why… — Vince Cable
My time at Shell was a most valuable experience because it taught me to look at the world in a long-term way. Shell takes a… — Vince Cable
You don't have to be a brain surgeon to be a valuable person. You become valuable because of the knowledge that you have. And that… — Benjamin Carson

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