"A new theory is guilty until proven innocent,……" — David M. Raup
"A new theory is guilty until proven innocent, and the pre-existing theory innocent until proven guilty ... Continental drift was guilty until proven innocent."
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Housing associations have fingered the fact that they cannot use their assets as liquidity due to Bank of England rules…
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God bless my father, but he always spoke in this continental, literary accent, probably because he was a professor of…
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While no man in his right mind would advocate sending our ground forces into continental China, and such was never…
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The time has come when we must proceed with the business of carrying the war to the enemy, not permitting…
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A kiss on the hand may be quite continental, But Diamonds are a girl's best friend.
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On the Glass-Steagall thing, like I said, if you could demonstrate to me that it was a mistake, I'd be…
— William J. Clinton
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I became the first ever Euro-continental champion in WWF history. Well, besides D-Lo Brown, but he doesn't count.
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