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“The dead know only one thing, it is better to be alive”
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“I think the big mistake in schools is trying to teach children anything, and by using fear as the basic motivation. Fear of getting failing grades, fear of not staying with your class, etc. Interes...”
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“Observation is a dying art.”
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“If chess has any relationship to film-making, it would be in the way it helps you develop patience and discipline in choosing between alternatives at a time when an impulsive decision seems very at...”
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“The destruction of this planet would have no significance on a cosmic scale.”
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“The destruction of this universe would have no significance on a cosmic scale.”
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