Every oak tree started out as a couple of nuts who stood their ground. ― Henry David Thoreau

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Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.

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Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.

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Alternate history fascinates me, as it fascinates all novelists, because ‘What if?’ is the big thing. - KATE ATKINSON

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The more knowledge you have, the more you're free to rely on your instincts. ― Arnold Schwarzenegger

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Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

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Nothing has ever been said about God that hasn't already been said better by the wind in the pine trees.

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The past changes a little every time we retell it. - HILARY MANTEL

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Knowledge is the intellectual manipulation of carefully verified observations.

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Ignorance is a virus. Once it starts spreading it can only be cured by reason. For the sake of humanity, we must be that cure.

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