Science may be, and has been, misused, but the proper cure for that is not to replace science by non-science and sense by nonsense - but to replace science-misused by science well-used.
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I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.
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Congratulations on the new library, because it isn't just a library. It is a space ship that will take you to the farthest reaches of the Universe, a time machine that will take you to the far past and the far future, a teacher that knows more than any human being, a friend that will amuse you and console you -- and most of all, a gateway, to a better and happier and more useful life. [Letters of Note; Troy (MI, USA) Public Library, 1971]
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If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster.
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No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
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It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.
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