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- In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice; In practice, there is.
- Chuck Reid
- Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature.
- Tom Robbins (1936 - )
- Nothing you can't spell will ever work.
- Will Rogers (1879 - 1935)
- Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done.
- Andy Rooney (1919 - )
- When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not guilty.'
- Theodore Roosevelt (1858 - 1919)
- It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence which could support this.
- Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)
- The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.
- Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)
- Sanity calms, but madness is more interesting.
- John Russell
- All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year. Not all bits have equal value.
- Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996)
- It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English -- up to fifty words used in correct context -- no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese.
- Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996)
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