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- The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.
- Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826)
- The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights.
- J. Paul Getty (1892 - 1976)
- The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny ...'
- Isaac Asimov (1920 - 1992)
- The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is at all comprehensible.
- Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
- The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.
- Calvin Trillin (1935 - )
- The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from.
- Andrew S. Tanenbaum
- The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory.
- Paul Fix
- The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.
- Niels Bohr (1885 - 1962)
- The problem with any unwritten law is that you don't know where to go to erase it.
- Glaser and Way
- The reason there are so few female politicians is that it is too much trouble to put makeup on two faces.
- Maureen Murphy
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