A complacent satisfaction with present knowledge is the chief bar to the pursuit of knowledge.

Quotes

He's dealing with it by drinking. I've begged him to stop. Left to his own devices, he'll be dead inside a week.

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dealing , him , left , his , own

Quotes

There is something haunting in the light of the moon; it has all the dispassionateness of a disembodied soul, and something of its inconceivable mystery.

Joseph Conrad

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something , haunting , light , inconceivable

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When I was on Arsenio Hall's show, he asked me about working with Kanye West or John Legend. I said I'd love to.

Gladys Knight

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he , asked , me

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All that we see and seem is but a dream within a dream.

Edgar Allan Poe

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see , seem , dream , within

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I spend a little time every day to play sports.

Vladimir Putin

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spend , little , time

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One of my strong suits is finding and creating transitions between moves, then stringing combinations into series.

Ricochet

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strong , suits , finding

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I am the poet of the high wire - I never do stunts; I do theatrical performances.

Philippe Petit

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am , poet , high

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It's a weird feeling to have outlived virtually everyone you ever worked with.

Douglas Slocombe

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weird , feeling , outlived

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I don't know about actually doing real productive work on my own car.

Lucas Till

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know , actually , doing

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I work with the Carl Lewis Foundation focusing on youth from high school down.

Carl Lewis

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work , lewis , foundation

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To destroy is always the first step in any creation.

e. e. cummings

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destroy , always , first

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Pixar make kids' movies, but there are jokes in there for adults, and it never gets too sentimental.

Billy Howle

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pixar , make , jokes

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We all have a common enemy, and it is evil.

Ruby Bridges

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common

Quotes

I like the sitcom, as a structure.

Dave Foley

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like

Quotes

I like to think of myself as a New Yorker, which is pathetic.

Moon Unit Zappa

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like , think , myself

Facts

"Darth vader" is derived from old dutch, meaning "Dark father"

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vader , derived , old

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"Drawing is based upon perspective, which is nothing else than a thorough knowledge of the function of the eye."

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based , which , nothing

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"Eating crow" is an old expression defined by the Urban Dictionary to mean "When you make a mistake and are forced to acknowledge it humbly".

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facts

Proverbs

"Fie upon thee, how black thou art!" said the kettle to the saucepan.

Danish Proverb

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how , black , thou , said , kettle

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"Finger Lickin' Good" had a bit of a mishap when translated to Chinese for their first KFC outlets in the country, the famous phrase became "Eat your fingers off"

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good , had , bit

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"Finger Lickin' Good" had a bit of a mishap when translated to Chinese for their first outlets in the country, the famous phrase became "eat your fingers off".

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facts

Proverbs

"For example" is not proof.

Yiddish Proverb

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proverbs, yiddish-proverb

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"For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination. We learned to talk and we learned to listen."

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millions , mankind , lived

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"Force me, and I shall commit no sin," said the girl.

German Proverb

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shall , commit , said

Facts

"Fox tossing" was once a popular sport.

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tossing , once , popular

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"Geometry has two great treasures; one is the Theorem of Pythagoras; the other, the division of a line into extreme and mean ratio. The first we may compare to a measure of gold; the second we may name a precious jewel."

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two , great , theorem

Proverbs

"Give me a push from my back" does not mean give me a hunchback.

Nigerian Proverb

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me , push , does , mean , give

Facts

"Go," is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

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facts

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"Good culture is born of a good disposition; and since the cause is more to be praised than the effect, I will rather praise a good disposition without culture, than good culture without the disposition."

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culture , born , good

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"Great cry and little wool," said the fool, when he sheared a pig.

German Proverb

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cry , little , said , he

A complacent satisfaction with present knowledge is the chief bar to the pursuit of knowledge.

– B. H. Liddell Hart –

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