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"You certainly usually find something if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after."
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"Real science begins with curiosity and madness."

"Remember that often we will not know the small details of our life mission."

"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."

"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."

"You can't hide from wisdom, it's everywhere; you won't find it in everyone, it's too rare."

"No matter how deeply you come to know a place, you can keep coming back to know it more."

"To know your purpose, you have to find yourself."
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"A King will have his way in his own hall, be it folly or wisdom."

"I hope I never smell the smell of apples again!" said Fili. "My tub was full of ut. To smell apples everlastingly when you can scarcely move and are cold and sick with hunger is maddening. I could eat anything in the wide world now for hours on end - but not an apple!"

"Perhaps it is better not to tell what you wish. if you cannot have it."
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