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A Brief History of Time

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“Related to this, the fourth theme of this book is that sometimes established science can be wrong, and it is necessary to keep an open mind that this is possible and seriously consider alternative points of view. Not doing so protects the interests of the scientific establishment but delays the advancement of science to the detriment of humanity. There have been many historical examples of this, but always at a given present it is considered that that is a thing of the past, not of that moment, until after the fact.”

“She was beautiful, but not like those girls in magazines. She was beautiful, for the way she thought. She was beautiful, for the sparkle in her eyes when she talked about something she loved. She was beautiful, for her ability to make other people smile, even if she was sad. No, she wasn't beautiful for something as temporary as her looks. She was beautiful, deep down to her soul. She is beautiful.”