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"Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakable truth through the power of institutions and the passage of time."

"Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakable truth through the power of institutions and the passage of time."

Richard Dawkins, English Scientist

Power, Religion, Time, Truth

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"The reason why we get the same partners is not because people are the same, but because we pull the dark shadow of past hurts over our eyes and we live the same all over again. We change the actors, but never the masks we give them in our play."

"The reason why we get the same partners is not because people are the same, but because we pull the dark shadow of past hurts over our eyes and we live the same all over again. We change the actors, but never the masks we give them in our play."

Dragos Bratasanu, Romanian Scientist

Responsibility, Relationship, Healing, Emotion, Behavior

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"Donald had reached its further edge, and could hear the rush of the stream from the deep obscurity of the abyss below, when there rose from the opposite side a strain of the most delightful music he had ever heard."

"Donald had reached its further edge, and could hear the rush of the stream from the deep obscurity of the abyss below, when there rose from the opposite side a strain of the most delightful music he had ever heard."

Hugh Miller, Scottish Scientist

Music, Deep, Obscurity

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"Changing the external conditions of your lives - earn more money, be in a better physical shape, have another partner or travel more - will not change how you feel. It never works because the emptiness is not around, is within. The only way to come back to life is to acknowledge that little voice rising from your heart and begging you to return to love, to return to truth."

"Changing the external conditions of your lives - earn more money, be in a better physical shape, have another partner or travel more - will not change how you feel. It never works because the emptiness is not around, is within. The only way to come back to life is to acknowledge that little voice rising from your heart and begging you to return to love, to return to truth."

Dragos Bratasanu, Romanian Scientist

Law, Truth, Awareness, Healing, Emotion

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"For myself, if I am to stake all I have and hope to be upon anything, I will venture it upon the abounding fullness of God - upon the assurance that, as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are His ways higher than our ways, and His thoughts than our thoughts."

"For myself, if I am to stake all I have and hope to be upon anything, I will venture it upon the abounding fullness of God - upon the assurance that, as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are His ways higher than our ways, and His thoughts than our thoughts."

Henry Norris Russell, American Scientist

God, Hope, Thoughts, Earth

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"Every aspect of Nature reveals a deep mystery and touches our sense of wonder and awe. Those afraid of the universe as it really is, those who pretend to nonexistent knowledge and envision a Cosmos centered on human beings will prefer the fleeting comforts of superstition. They avoid rather than confront the world. But those with the courage to explore the weave and structure of the Cosmos, even where it differs profoundly from their wishes and prejudices, will penetrate its deepest mysteries."

"Every aspect of Nature reveals a deep mystery and touches our sense of wonder and awe. Those afraid of the universe as it really is, those who pretend to nonexistent knowledge and envision a Cosmos centered on human beings will prefer the fleeting comforts of superstition. They avoid rather than confront the world. But those with the courage to explore the weave and structure of the Cosmos, even where it differs profoundly from their wishes and prejudices, will penetrate its deepest mysteries."

Carl Sagan, American Scientist

Science, Nature, Mystery, Awe, Cosmos

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"In my solitude I have pondered much on the incomprehensible subjects of space, eternity, life and death."

"In my solitude I have pondered much on the incomprehensible subjects of space, eternity, life and death."

Alfred Russel Wallace, British Scientist

Death, Life, Eternity, Solitude

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"In its encounter with Nature, science invariably elicits a sense of reverence and awe. The very act of understanding is a celebration of joining, merging, even if on a very modest scale, with the magnificence of the Cosmos. And the cumulative worldwide build-up of knowledge over time converts science into something only a little short of a trans-national, trans-generational meta-mind."

"In its encounter with Nature, science invariably elicits a sense of reverence and awe. The very act of understanding is a celebration of joining, merging, even if on a very modest scale, with the magnificence of the Cosmos. And the cumulative worldwide build-up of knowledge over time converts science into something only a little short of a trans-national, trans-generational meta-mind."

Carl Sagan, American Scientist

Science, Nature, Awe, Knowledge

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"It sounds extraordinary but it's a fact that balance sheets can make fascinating reading."

"It sounds extraordinary but it's a fact that balance sheets can make fascinating reading."

Mary Archer, British Scientist

Balance, Fact, Reading

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"When a man meets catastrophe on the road, he looks in his purse, but a woman looks in her mirror."

"When a man meets catastrophe on the road, he looks in his purse, but a woman looks in her mirror."

Margaret Turnbull, American Scientist

Man, Road, Woman

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"It's a difficult question of relations between people."

"It's a difficult question of relations between people."

Frank Press, American Scientist

People, Question

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"There is no reason that the universe should be designed for our convenience."

"There is no reason that the universe should be designed for our convenience."

John D. Barrow, English Scientist

Reason, Universe

25

"The only legitimate use of a computer is to play games."

"The only legitimate use of a computer is to play games."

Eugene Jarvis, American Scientist

Computer, Games, Play

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"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age 18."

"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age 18."

Albert Einstein, German Scientist

Wisdom, Truth, Humor, Prejudice, Knowledge

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"For the greater beauty of the instrument, the balls representing the planets are to be of considerable bigness; but so contrived, that they may be taken off at pleasure, and others, much smaller, and fitter for some purposes, put in their places."

"For the greater beauty of the instrument, the balls representing the planets are to be of considerable bigness; but so contrived, that they may be taken off at pleasure, and others, much smaller, and fitter for some purposes, put in their places."

David Rittenhouse, American Scientist

Beauty, May, Pleasure

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"Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement."

"Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement."

Jim Horning, American Scientist

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"How does a project get to be a year behind schedule? One day at a time."

"How does a project get to be a year behind schedule? One day at a time."

Fred Brooks, American Scientist

Time, Day, Project

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"We have the melancholy dilemma of not being in a state to make peace or to prosecute war."

"We have the melancholy dilemma of not being in a state to make peace or to prosecute war."

George Montagu, English Scientist

Peace, War, Being, Melancholy

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"As we descend deeper and deeper in this region its inhabitants become more and more modified, and fewer and fewer, indicating our approach towards an abyss where life is either extinguished , or exhibits but a few sparks to mark its lingering presence."

"As we descend deeper and deeper in this region its inhabitants become more and more modified, and fewer and fewer, indicating our approach towards an abyss where life is either extinguished , or exhibits but a few sparks to mark its lingering presence."

Edward Forbes, British Scientist

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"Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another."

"Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another."

Carl Sagan, American Scientist

Values, Uniqueness, Life, Respect

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"When I felt rather overcome with my father's opposition, I said as firmly as I could, that I must have this or something else, that I could not live without some real work."

"When I felt rather overcome with my father's opposition, I said as firmly as I could, that I must have this or something else, that I could not live without some real work."

Elizabeth Anderson, English Scientist

Work, Father, Opposition

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"I started working on OpenBSD, and many earlier projects, because I have always felt that vendor systems were not designed for quality."

"I started working on OpenBSD, and many earlier projects, because I have always felt that vendor systems were not designed for quality."

Theo de Raadt, South African Scientist

Quality, Projects

24

"The total amount of energy from outside the solar system ever received by all the radio telescopes on the planet Earth is less than the energy of a single snowflake striking the ground."

"The total amount of energy from outside the solar system ever received by all the radio telescopes on the planet Earth is less than the energy of a single snowflake striking the ground."

Carl Sagan, American Scientist

Science, Energy, Universe, Technology

24

"There seems to be one quality of mind which seems to be of special and extreme advantage in leading him to make discoveries. It was the power of never letting exceptions go unnoticed."

"There seems to be one quality of mind which seems to be of special and extreme advantage in leading him to make discoveries. It was the power of never letting exceptions go unnoticed."

Francis Darwin, English Scientist

Power, Quality, Extreme, Leading

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"I think it's going to deliver on the promises we've said it's going to and it is going to be the most successful product ever to come into the handheld environment, and it just happens to have a number of different functions."

"I think it's going to deliver on the promises we've said it's going to and it is going to be the most successful product ever to come into the handheld environment, and it just happens to have a number of different functions."

Ian Jackson, English Scientist

Success, Successful, Environment, Promises

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"The clown's eyes sidled towards her, then drew away quickly. "But they kept me away from you earlier-and, on my word, you may laugh, but I was lonely for missing friendship."

"The clown's eyes sidled towards her, then drew away quickly. "But they kept me away from you earlier-and, on my word, you may laugh, but I was lonely for missing friendship."

Isaac Asimov, American Scientist

Companionship, Friendship, Loneliness, Connection, Emotion

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"A feeling that was possibly generated by experiences in my previous work on cosmic rays; more likely it was inborn and was the reason why, as a young man, I went into the field of cosmic rays."

"A feeling that was possibly generated by experiences in my previous work on cosmic rays; more likely it was inborn and was the reason why, as a young man, I went into the field of cosmic rays."

Bruno Rossi, Italian Scientist

Work, Feeling, Man, Reason

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"Love is a better master than duty."

"Love is a better master than duty."

Albert Einstein, German Scientist

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"When you realize the value of all life, you dwell less on what is past and concentrate more on the preservation of the future."

"When you realize the value of all life, you dwell less on what is past and concentrate more on the preservation of the future."

Dian Fossey, American Scientist

Life, Future, Past, Value

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"The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once."

"The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once."

Albert Einstein, German Scientist

Time, Reason, Order, Existence

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"We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive."

"We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive."

Albert Einstein, German Scientist

Future, Thinking, Survival, Innovation

24

"Everyone who comes out does a very foolish thing in bringing such a quantity of clothes that he never wants."

"Everyone who comes out does a very foolish thing in bringing such a quantity of clothes that he never wants."

William John Wills, English Scientist

Clothes, Quantity

24

"I began to see during the civil war, in that part of the states of Missouri and Kansas where the doctors were shut out, the children did not die."

"I began to see during the civil war, in that part of the states of Missouri and Kansas where the doctors were shut out, the children did not die."

Andrew Taylor Still, American Scientist

War, Children, Doctors, states

24

"As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it."

"As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it."

Albert Einstein, German Scientist

Knowledge, Darkness, Learning, Ignorance

24

"The next release of mainline is going to have a lot of the advanced features people want, by the way."

"The next release of mainline is going to have a lot of the advanced features people want, by the way."

Bram Cohen, American Scientist

24

"Every man, when he comes to be sensible of his natural rights, and to feel his own importance, will consider himself as fully equal to any other person whatever."

"Every man, when he comes to be sensible of his natural rights, and to feel his own importance, will consider himself as fully equal to any other person whatever."

Joseph Priestley, English Scientist

Rights, Importance, Man, Will

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"I feel, sometimes, as the renaissance man must have felt in finding new riches at every point and in the certainty that unexplored areas of knowledge and experience await at every turn."

"I feel, sometimes, as the renaissance man must have felt in finding new riches at every point and in the certainty that unexplored areas of knowledge and experience await at every turn."

Polykarp Kusch, German Scientist

Experience, Knowledge, Certainty, Man

24

"We should like to have some towering geniuses, to reveal us to ourselves in color and fire, but of course they would have to fit into the pattern of our society and be able to take orders from sound administrative types."

"We should like to have some towering geniuses, to reveal us to ourselves in color and fire, but of course they would have to fit into the pattern of our society and be able to take orders from sound administrative types."

Joseph Priestley, English Scientist

Society, Fire, Sound

24

"The aims of life are the best defense against death."

"The aims of life are the best defense against death."

Primo Levi, Italian Scientist

Death, Life, Defense

24

"When you enter a relationship, ask yourself: Will I be prisoner to an idol by seeing the body, or free in relationship by seeing the soul?"

"When you enter a relationship, ask yourself: Will I be prisoner to an idol by seeing the body, or free in relationship by seeing the soul?"

Dragos Bratasanu, Romanian Scientist

Belief, Relationship, Love, Choice, Awareness

24

"We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made."

"We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made."

Albert Einstein, German Scientist

Knowledge, Gratitude, Discovery, Science

24

"Some people make sharp distinctions sort of between their recreational musings and their professional work. I don't make that distinction very much."

"Some people make sharp distinctions sort of between their recreational musings and their professional work. I don't make that distinction very much."

Whitfield Diffie, American Scientist

24

"In some industry markets, high quality can be tied to making more money, but I am sure by now all of us know the computer industry is not like that."

"In some industry markets, high quality can be tied to making more money, but I am sure by now all of us know the computer industry is not like that."

Theo de Raadt, South African Scientist

Money, Quality, Computer, Now

24

"I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy, accompanied by an educational system which would be oriented toward social goals."

"I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy, accompanied by an educational system which would be oriented toward social goals."

Albert Einstein, German Scientist

Politics, Socialism, Economy, Education, Goal

24

"Love is what remains after the falling in love is gone."

"Love is what remains after the falling in love is gone."

Dragos Bratasanu, Romanian Scientist

Endurance, Love, Transformation, Emotion

24

"In any case, whenever technical progress opened a new window into the surrounding world, I felt the urge to look through this window, hoping to see something unexpected."

"In any case, whenever technical progress opened a new window into the surrounding world, I felt the urge to look through this window, hoping to see something unexpected."

Bruno Rossi, Italian Scientist

Progress, World

24

"Presumption should never make us neglect that which appears easy to us, nor despair make us lose courage at the sight of difficulties."

"Presumption should never make us neglect that which appears easy to us, nor despair make us lose courage at the sight of difficulties."

Benjamin Banneker, American Scientist

Courage, Despair, Difficulties, Neglect

24

"The issue in Web accessibility is the fact that blind and visually-impaired people need the single biggest boost to achieve equivalence, since the real-world Web is a visual medium."

"The issue in Web accessibility is the fact that blind and visually-impaired people need the single biggest boost to achieve equivalence, since the real-world Web is a visual medium."

Joe Clark, Canadian Scientist

People, Blind, Fact

24

"One of the things I learned, one of the strangest things, is how to think. There was nothing else to do. I couldn't see people, or go for a walk in the forest. All I had was my head and my books, and I thought a lot."

"One of the things I learned, one of the strangest things, is how to think. There was nothing else to do. I couldn't see people, or go for a walk in the forest. All I had was my head and my books, and I thought a lot."

Abraham Pais, Dutch Scientist

Thought, People, Books, Nothing

24

"Life with a scientist who is often changing jobs and is frequently away at meetings and on lecture tours is not easy. Without a secure home base, I could not have made much progress."

"Life with a scientist who is often changing jobs and is frequently away at meetings and on lecture tours is not easy. Without a secure home base, I could not have made much progress."

John Pople, English Scientist

Home, Life, Progress, Jobs

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