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“Vociferation and calmness of character seldom meet in the same person.”

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Johann Kaspar Lavater was a Swiss poet and philosopher, born on November 15, 1741, in Zurich, Switzerland, and died on January 2, 1801. He is known for his unique poetic style and profound insights into human nature. more

“The shadow of an exit of Greece from the euro zone takes on ever clearer shape, repeated apparently final attempts to reach a deal are starting to make the whole process look ridiculous. There is an ever greater number of people who feel as if the Greek government is giving them the run-around.”

People Ifs Giving Feels Looks Whole Government Running Process Deals Numbers Greater Shapes Shadow Finals Starting Ridiculous Greek Zone Greece Exit Euro

Author:Sigmar Gabriel

“Anytime new insight replaces an old assumption or a fossilized perception is the spring. New understandings sprout, new tolerances appear, and new curiosity draws you to previously dark places. Just as the sun shines earlier and longer in the spring, changes that seemed impossible appear to be possible with each new insight into your own health.”

Understanding Dark Sun Impossible Perception Spring Draws Shining Curiosity Insight Tolerance Assumption Dark Places Sprouts Sun Shines

Author:Gary Zukav

“Developing compassion for Congress and politicians is a good way to begin practicing the new social activism if you want to make effective changes in the world. Perhaps the most startling new insight of all is that there is no other way to effectively change the world.”

Ifs World Way Want Social Compassion Politician Congress Insight Activism Developing Changing The World Good Way Social Activism

Author:Gary Zukav

“The worst thing you can do for love is deny it; so when you find that special someone, don't let anyone or anything to get in your way.”

Way Can Do Love Is Worst Special Deny Worst Things Special Someone

Author:Gary Zukav

“From Mount Hollywood, Los Angeles looks rather nice, enveloped in a haze of changing colors. Actually, and in spite of all the healthful sunshine and ocean breezes, it is a bad place - full of old, dying people, who were born old of tired pioneer parents, victims of America - full of curious wild and poisonous growths, decadent religious cults and fake science, and wildcat enterprises, which, with their aim for quick profit, are doomed to collapse and drag down multitudes of people.”

“In no other field of scientific endeavor do otherwise intelligent people feel free to make public claims based on prejudice and ignorance. Yet in relation to psychic phenomena, committed materialists feel free to disregard the evidence and behave irrationally and unscientifically, while claiming to speak in the name of science and reason. They abuse the authority of science and bring rationalism into disrepute.”

Source: Science Set Free: 10 Paths to New Discovery

“Over the course of fifteen years of research on plant development, I came to the conclusion that for understanding the development of plants, their morphogenesis, genes and gene products are not enough.”

Years Enough Courses Understanding Products Development Research Plant Conclusion Genes Fifteen Fifteen Years

Author:Rupert Sheldrake

“Only in high school when I began programming computers, did I become interested in tech and start-ups, which led me to attend Stanford and major in Computer Science.”

School Science Computer Majors High School Programming Computer Science Stanford

Author:Clara Shih

“No, I'm not interested in developing a powerful brain.”

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Author:Alan Turing

“We're just learning that a lot of planets are small planets, and we didn't know that before, fact is, in planetary science, objects such as Pluto and the other dwarf planets in the Kuiper Belt are considered planets and called planets in everyday discourse in scientific meetings.”

Knows Facts Science Objects Planets Meetings Everyday Discourse Belts Dwarfs Dwarves Pluto

Author:Alan Stern

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