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Richard Feynman, Letter to Koichi Mano, February 3, 1966

The worthwhile problems are the one…

3 May , 2016  

The worthwhile problems are the ones you can really solve or help solve, the ones you can really contribute something to. Great short quote and quotation by: Richard Feynman, Letter to Koichi Mano, February 3, 1966 , US educator & physicist (1918 – 1988)

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There is a theory which states that…

3 Jul , 2015  

There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened. Great short quote and quotation by: Douglas Adams […]

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There is a theory which states that…

3 Jul , 2015  

There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened. Great short quote and quotation by: Douglas Adams […]

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Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Grey

There is always something ridiculou…

3 Jul , 2015  

There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to love. Great short quote and quotation by: Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Grey , Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 – 1900)

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Pliny the Elder, Natural History

There is always something new out o…

3 Jul , 2015  

There is always something new out of Africa. Great short quote and quotation by: Pliny the Elder, Natural History , Roman scholar & scientist (23 AD – 79 AD)

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There is no abstract art. You must …

3 Jul , 2015  

There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality. Great short quote and quotation by: Pablo Picasso , Spanish Cubist painter (1881 – 1973)

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Denis Diderot

There is no moral precept that does…

3 Jul , 2015  

There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it. Great short quote and quotation by: Denis Diderot , French author, encyclopedist, & philosopher (1713 – 1784)

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Stephen R. Donaldson, The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant

There is only one way to hurt someo…

17 Nov , 2014  

There is only one way to hurt someone who has lost everything — give him back something broken. Great short quote and quotation by: Stephen R. Donaldson, The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant ,

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Martin Gardner, "The Mathematical Magic Show"

There is still a difference between…

17 Nov , 2014  

There is still a difference between something and nothing, but it is purely geometrical and there is nothing behind the geometry. Great short quote and quotation by: Martin Gardner, “The Mathematical Magic Show” , US logician, mathematician, puzzle constructor, & popularizer of logic & mathema (1914 – )

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There is something fascinating abou…

17 Nov , 2014  

There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact. Great short quote and quotation by: Mark Twain , US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 – 1910)

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There is something fascinating abou…

17 Nov , 2014  

There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact. Great short quote and quotation by: Mark Twain , US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 – 1910)

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Sir Thomas Browne, 1642

There is surely a piece of divinity…

17 Nov , 2014  

There is surely a piece of divinity in us, something that was before the elements, and owes no homage unto the sun. Great short quote and quotation by: Sir Thomas Browne, 1642 , (1605 – 1682)

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