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“It is hope that gives life meaning. And hope is based on the prospect of being able one day to turn the actual world into a possible one that looks better.” quote by Francois Jacob — Download Open image

“It is hope that gives life meaning. And hope is based on the prospect of being able one day to turn the actual world into a possible one that looks better.”

Francois Jacob

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One of the deepest functions of a living organisms is to look ahead... to produce future.

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