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- The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done."
- George Carlin (1937 - 2008)
- The worthwhile problems are the ones you can really solve or help solve, the ones you can really contribute something to.
- Richard Feynman (1918 - 1988), Letter to Koichi Mano, February 3, 1966
- There is no harm in doubt and skepticism, for it is through these that new discoveries are made.
- Richard Feynman (1918 - 1988), Letter to Armando Garcia J, December 11, 1985
- Sometimes glass glitters more than diamonds because it has more to prove.
- Terry Pratchett
- Destiny is a name often given in retrospect to choices that had dramatic consequences.
- J. K. Rowling, J. K. Rowling Official Website
- Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you feel. And if you are ever going to have other people trust you, you must feel that you can trust them, too--even when you're in the dark. Even when you're falling.
- Morrie Schwartz, Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
- I think our biggest form of climate change we should worry about is nuclear weapons.
- Donald Trump (1946 - ), Washington Post interview, March 21, 2016
- Where is the path to Grown-Up Land? How do I get there? Or will I just get old, not understanding that I'm no longer young?
- Tish Grier, love and hope and sex and dreams, 05-01-07
- The paths of glory at least lead to the grave, but the paths of duty may not get you any where.
- James Thurber (1894 - 1961)
- I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.
- E. B. White (1899 - 1985)
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