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"It is a very grave mistake to think that the enjoyment of seeing and searching can be promoted by means of coercion and a sense of duty. To the contrary, I believe it would be possible to rob even a healthy beast of prey of its voraciousness, if it were possible, with the aid of a whip, to force the beast to devour continuously, even when not hungry."
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"Mozart's music is so pure and beautiful that I see it as a reflection of the inner beauty of the universe."
Art
"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing."
Ethics
"The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honorable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No interpretation no matter how subtle can (for me) change this. These subtilised interpretations are highly manifold according to their nature and have almost nothing to do with the original text. For me the Jewish religion like all other religions is an incarnation of the most childish superstitions."
Religion
"The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once."
Time
"The man of science is a poor philosopher."
Science
"When we first got married, we made a pact. It was this: In our life together, it was decided I would make all of the big decisions and my wife would make all of the little decisions. For fifty years, we have held true to that agreement. I believe that is the reason for the success in our marriage. However, the strange thing is that in fifty years, there hasn't been one big decision."
Relationship
"The grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest number of empirical facts by logical deduction from the smallest number of hypotheses or axioms."
Science
"Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think."
Education
"One strength of the communist system of the East is that it has some of the character of a religion and inspires the emotions of a religion."
Politics
"I am a deeply religious nonbeliever - this is a somewhat new kind of religion."
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"It is a very grave mistake to think that the enjoyment of seeing and searching can be promoted by means of coercion and a sense of duty. To the contrary, I believe it would be possible to rob even a healthy beast of prey of its voraciousness, if it were possible, with the aid of a whip, to force the beast to devour continuously, even when not hungry."
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"I never fight except against difficulties."
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Personal Development
"Determined soul, willing spirit."
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Personal Development
"I resolved to take Fate by the throat and shake the living out of her."
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Personal Development
"It's up to you, not fate."
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Personal Development
"Your personal declaration of will is the first step in a seemingly impossible journey."
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Personal Development
"If your will is your deepest pure desires, then it will manifest in its own due time."
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Personal Development
"The world needs gigantic strong wills in front of which even the mountains will be crumbled."
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Personal Development
"I wonder why I don't go to bed and go to sleep. But then it would be tomorrow, so I decide that no matter how tired, no matter how incoherent I am, I can skip on hour more of sleep and live."
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"I will bestir myself,' was her resolution, 'and try to be wise if I cannot be good."
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