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What is a scientist after all? It is a curious man looking through a keyhole, the keyhole of nature, trying to know what’s going on.

—Jacques Cousteau

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As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as something unfathomably mysterious, thought begins.

—Albert Schweitzer

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Say what you will about the Ten Commandments, you must always come back to the pleasant fact that there are only ten of them.

—H. L. Mencken

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Mothers may still want their sons to grow up to be President, but according to a famous Gallup poll of some years ago, some 73 percent do not want them to become politicians in the process.

—John F. Kennedy

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Those who won our independence believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.

—Louis D. Brandeis

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You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

—Marcus Aurelius

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Our entire life consists ultimately in accepting ourselves as we are.

—Jean Anouilh

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Fear of being alone is not a good reason to stay. Leaving this man you’ve been with for six years won’t be easy, but you’ll be okay and so will he. The end of your relationship with him will likely also mark the end of an era of your life. In moving into this next era there are going to be things you lose and things you gain. Trust yourself.

—Cheryl Strayed in Tiny Beautiful Things

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If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.

—John Quincy Adams

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Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.

—Gail Devers

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Never fight an inanimate object.

—P.J. O'Rourke

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Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential

—Winston Churchill

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The path to the truth is found in the spaces between the lies.

—Rain Bojangles

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Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.

—B. F. Skinner

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You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.

—Jack London

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