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"I thought everything in the world was already discovered. Already in my books. A lot of dead stuff that put me to sleep. That was the day I understood the world is still living."
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"Discover the diamonds in everyday life."
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"Real science begins with curiosity and madness."
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"Remember that often we will not know the small details of our life mission."
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"Don't be too engrossed with things of the world discover your purpose in life."
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"Humboldt's early biographer, F.A. Schwarzenberg, subtitled his life of Humboldt What May Be Accomplished in a Lifetime. He summarised the areas of his subject's extraordinary curiosity as follows: '1) The knowledge of the Earth and its inhabitants. 2) The discovery of the higher laws of nature, which govern the universe, men, animals, plants, minerals. 3) The discovery of new forms of life. 4) The discovery of territories hitherto but imperfectly known, and their various productions. 5)The acquaintance with new species of the human race--- their manners, their language and the historical traces of their culture.' What may be accomplished in a lifetime---and seldom or never is."
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"There were three things sought by invaders who crossed oceans to discover America. Those were gold, gospel, glory. There are four things sought by aliens who crossed heavens to discover planet earth. Those are gold, gospel, glory, gene."
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"In our case, finding a Lucy is unique. No one will ever find another Lucy. You can't order one from a biological supply house. It's a unique discovery, a unique specimen."
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"You can't hide from wisdom, it's everywhere; you won't find it in everyone, it's too rare."
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"No matter how deeply you come to know a place, you can keep coming back to know it more."
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"To know your purpose, you have to find yourself."
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"A territory is only possessed for a moment in time."
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"The important thing isn't the house. It's the ability to make it. You carry that in your brains and in your hands, wherever you go... It's one thing to carry your life wherever you go. Another thing to always go looking for it somewhere else."
Life

"Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work - that goes on, it adds up."
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"Libraries are the one American institution you shouldn't rip off."
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"The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope."
Life

"I'm of a fearsome mind to throw my arms around every living librarian who crosses my path, on behalf of the souls they never knew they saved."
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"The truth needs so little rehearsal."
Truth

"Terms like that, "Humane Society," are devised with people like me in mind, who don't care to dwell on what happens to the innocent."
Society

"Memory is a complicated thing, a relative to truth, but not its twin."
Truth

"Few people know so clearly what they want. Most people can't even think what to hope for when they throw a penny in a fountain."
People
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