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“No idea is ever dead until those who believe in it say it's dead.”

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James A. Michener

James A. Michener was an American author renowned for his epic novels, which are typically set against the backdrop of history and delve deeply into characters and events. Michener's writing style is characterized by its detailed descriptions and rich imagination, making him a favorite among readers. more

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“Biology occupies a position among the sciences at once marginal and central. Marginal because-the living world constituting but a tiny and very "special" part of the universe-it does not seem likely that the study of living beings will ever uncover general laws applicable outside the biosphere. But if the ultimate aim of the whole of science is indeed, as I believe, to clarify man's relationship to the universe, then biology must be accorded a central position . . .”

Source: Chance and necessity: an essay on the natural philosophy of modern biology

“In passing, I firmly believe that research should be offset by a certain amount of teaching, if only as a change from the agony of research. The trouble, however, I freely admit, is that in practice you get either no teaching, or else far too much.”

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“. . . as to moral feeling, this supposed special sense, the appeal to it is indeed superficial when those who cannot think believe that feeling will help them out, even in what concerns general laws: and besides, feelings which naturally differ infinitely in degree cannot furnish a uniform standard of good and evil, nor has any one a right to form judgments for others by his own feelings. . . .”

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Book:Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals

Source: Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals

“It is my belief that there are "absolutes" in our Bill of Rights, and that they were put there on purpose by men who knew what words meant and meant their prohibitions to be "absolutes."”

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“We believe that all men are the spirit children of God, created in his image. This concept is supported by the Holy Bible from Genesis to Revelation.”

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Author:Hugh B. Brown

“The gospel of Jesus Christ is not limited to a system of beliefs; it is a plan of action.”

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Author:Howard W. Hunter

“After all, why be good? How many will actually believe it of us?”

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Author:H. L. Mencken

“Believe me when I tell you that thrift of time will repay you in after life, with a usury of profit beyond your most sanguine dreams; and that waste of it will make you dwindle, alike in intellectual and moral stature, beyond your darkest reckoning.”

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Author:Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone

“There is a naive belief that injustice only had to be pointed out in order to be cured.”

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Book:Outrageous acts and everyday rebellions

Source: Outrageous acts and everyday rebellions

“Do not believe those persons who say they have never been jealous. What they mean is that they have never been in love.”

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Author:Gerald Brenan