Quotes
"Our problems are the result of one of two things. Acting without thinking and thinking without acting."
“It is hardly too strong to say that the Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters.” Daniel Webster
"Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light; I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night." Galileo
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During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. - George Orwell
‘I can’t tolerate your intolerance and I hate you hateful people!'
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"And the doctor, who like his father was a little given to soliloquy, as indeed are most men not in sympathy with their surroundings,..."
"...nothing irritates really unfortunate people like the mock humility of those whom they believe more happy."
Dr. LeBaron and His Daughters, Jane G. Austin
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The true meaning of the word skepticism has nothing to do with doubt, disbelief, or negativity. Skepticism is the process of applying reason and critical thinking to determine validity. It's the process of finding a supported conclusion, not the justification of a preconceived conclusion.
— Brian Dunning[
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Time wounds all heels.
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“If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch,” the late American astronomer and science popularizer Carl Sagan once quipped, “you must first invent the universe.”
“It is hardly too strong to say that the Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters.” Daniel Webster
"Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light; I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night." Galileo
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During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. - George Orwell
‘I can’t tolerate your intolerance and I hate you hateful people!'
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"And the doctor, who like his father was a little given to soliloquy, as indeed are most men not in sympathy with their surroundings,..."
"...nothing irritates really unfortunate people like the mock humility of those whom they believe more happy."
Dr. LeBaron and His Daughters, Jane G. Austin
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The true meaning of the word skepticism has nothing to do with doubt, disbelief, or negativity. Skepticism is the process of applying reason and critical thinking to determine validity. It's the process of finding a supported conclusion, not the justification of a preconceived conclusion.
— Brian Dunning[
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Time wounds all heels.
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“If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch,” the late American astronomer and science popularizer Carl Sagan once quipped, “you must first invent the universe.”
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America is the only country that went from Barbarism to decadence without a civilization in between. - Oscar Wilde
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The wise man proportions his beliefs to the evidence. -David Hume
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The more one has invested in a delusion, the less appealing it is to let it go
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Jonathan Swift, “You cannot reason a person out of a position he did not reason himself into in the first place.”
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The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions. - Leonardo DaVinci
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Do one thing every day that scares you. - Elenore Roosevelt
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