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- 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)
- 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)
- But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
- Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996)
- An inventor is simply a fellow who doesn't take his education too seriously.
- Charles F. Kettering (1876 - 1958)
- For four-fifths of our history, our planet was populated by pond scum.
- J. W. Schopf
- No problem is so formidable that you can't walk away from it.
- Charles M. Schulz (1922 - 2000)
- Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction.
- E. F. Schumacher
- Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.
- George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
- I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.
- George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
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