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    Mahatma Gandhi
    “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
    ― Mahatma Gandhi
    tags: action, change, inspirational, misattributed-to-gandhi, philosophy, wish
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    Albert Einstein
    “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: attributed-no-source, human-nature, humor, infinity, philosophy, science, stupidity, universe
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    “So Einstein was wrong when he said, "God does not play dice." Consideration of black holes suggests, not only that God does play dice, but that he sometimes confuses us by throwing them where they can't be seen.”
    ― Stephen Hawking
    tags: einstein, quantum-physics, refutation
    157 likes

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    “Einstein said that if quantum mechanics were correct then the world would be crazy. Einstein was right - the world is crazy.”
    ― Daniel M. Greenberger
    tags: einstein, quantum-mechanics, science
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    Marcus Tullius Cicero
    “A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
    ― Marcus Tullius Cicero
    tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul
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    Frank Zappa
    “So many books, so little time.”
    ― Frank Zappa
    tags: books, humor
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    Alexandre Dumas fils
    “The difference between genius and stupidity is: genius has its limits.”
    ― Alexandre Dumas-fils
    tags: misattributed-to-einstein
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    Albert Einstein
    “If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: science
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    Albert Einstein
    “A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: crazy, question, thought-provoking
    2442 likes

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    Albert Einstein
    “God does not play dice with the universe.”
    ― Albert Einstein, The Born-Einstein Letters 1916-55
    tags: quantum-physics, science
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    Albert Einstein
    “The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: adaptation, flexibility, intelligence, open-mindedness, wisdom
    4375 likes

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    Albert Einstein
    “Any fool can know. The point is to understand.”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: knowledge, learning, understanding, wisdom
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    “A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.”
    ― John A. Shedd
    tags: courage, inspirational, misattributed-grace-hopper, misattributed-william-g-t-shedd, risk
    3836 likes

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    Mahatma Gandhi
    “The future depends on what you do today.”
    ― Mahatma Gandhi
    tags: action, carpe-diem, future, present
    2721 likes

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  • #15
    Patti Smith
    “I have loved books all my life. There is nothing more beautiful in our material world than the book.”
    ― Patti Smith
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  • #16
    Tom Waits
    “Oh, I'm not a percussionist, I just like to hit things.”
    ― Tom Waits
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    Tom Waits
    “The piano has been drinking, not me.”
    ― Tom Waits
    107 likes

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    Tom Waits
    “The Universe is making music all the time.”
    ― Tom Waits
    tags: music
    59 likes

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    Mahatma Gandhi
    “Nobody can hurt me without my permission.”
    ― Mahatma Gandhi
    tags: fighting, hurt, inner-peace, peace, permission, strength, trial
    5633 likes

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    Mahatma Gandhi
    “A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.”
    ― Mahatma Gandhi
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    Arthur C. Clarke
    “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
    ― Arthur C. Clarke, Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry into the Limits of the Possible
    tags: magic, science, technology, wonder
    1760 likes

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    Arthur C. Clarke
    “I am an optimist. Anyone interested in the future has to be otherwise he would simply shoot himself.”
    ― Arthur C. Clarke
    tags: future, optimism
    156 likes

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    Arthur C. Clarke
    “Never attribute to malevolence what is merely due to incompetence”
    ― Arthur C. Clarke, 3001: The Final Odyssey
    tags: humor, incompetence, social
    73 likes

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    Carl Sagan
    “If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.”
    ― Carl Sagan, Cosmos
    tags: science
    2110 likes

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    Carl Sagan
    “The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.”
    ― Carl Sagan, Cosmos
    tags: atoms, cosmos, dna, sense-of-wonder, stars
    3242 likes

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    Carl Sagan
    “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.”
    ― Carl Sagan
    tags: evidence, faith, science, skepticism
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    Carl Sagan
    “One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to voyage through time.”
    ― Carl Sagan
    tags: books, literacy, reading
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    Carl Sagan
    “It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English - up to fifty words used in correct context - no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese.”
    ― Carl Sagan
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    Carl Sagan
    “Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.”
    ― Carl Sagan
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    Carl Sagan
    “The idea that God is an oversized white male with a flowing beard, who sits in the sky and tallies the fall of every sparrow is ludicrous. But if by 'God,' one means the set of physical laws that govern the universe, then clearly there is such a God. This God is emotionally unsatisfying... it does not make much sense to pray to the law of gravity.”
    ― Carl Sagan
    tags: carl-sagan, god, physical-laws, science, spirtuality
    246 likes



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