"The people, especially when moderately instructed, are the……" — Thomas Jefferson

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• In 1945 J.A. Ratcliffe ... suggested that I [join his group at Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge] to start an investigation of… — Martin Ryle
• The true genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particular direction. — Samuel Johnson
• There's more to be learned here [St. Andrews] about course design than anywhere. Collection bunkers, false fronts, bump shots. The… — Jack Nicklaus
• Viktor Petrenko and I met at a competition, where I beat him completely accidentally. I felt so embarrassed in front… — Evgeni Plushenko
• If I hurt someone, if I were to accidentally poke someone's eye out, I would laugh. And then I'd say,… — Rachel McAdams
• For exactly the same reason, it is sometimes satisfying to cut yourself and bleed. On those gray [sic] days where… — Augusten Burroughs
• Would it not be strange if a universe without purpose accidentally created humans who are so obsessed with purpose? — John Templeton
• Ever heard the story about a cat that accidentally caught a mouse in his sleep? Me neither — Mike Murdock
• Whether deliberately, unconsciously or accidentally, she seems to have composed her own life so that its fitful, rudderless, and self-doubting… — Carolyn Heilbrun
• For me songwriting is very...it's almost like an accident. 'Oh I accidentally wrote about that.' I sit down with the… — Unknown Author
• When I was 23, 24, I used to have a really bad runny nose, mucus, tons of acne, reddishness all… — Woody Harrelson
• I started in radio, again accidentally. I wasn't looking for this kind of work at all. — Hector Elizondo

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