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"The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race."
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"Advances in medicine and agriculture have saved vastly more lives than have been lost in all the wars in history."

"And a step backward, after making a wrong turn, is a step in the right direction."

"If you take it step by step, you shall least miss a step!"

"You may not have finished today but the work you did got you closer than if you would have done nothing."

"The present moment is nice but it does not last. Living in it is like waiting in a junction town for the morning limited; the junction may be interesting but some day you will have to leave it and you do not know where the limited will take you."

"Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors. Together let us explore the stars, conquer the deserts, eradicate disease, tap the ocean depths, and encourage the arts and commerce."

"You have become more and therefore expect more, but never become too purpose-driven to step back and realize just how far you have progressed."
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"If you want to get rich from writing, write the sort of thing that's read by persons who move their lips when they're reading to themselves."

"Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough."

"Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to go through hell to get it."

"There is luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else has a right to blame us."

"By the time a bartender knows what drink a man will have before he orders, there is little else about him worth knowing."
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