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"We live in the hope and faith that, by the advance of molecular physics, we shall by-and-by be able to see our way as clearly from the constituents of water to the properties of water, as we are now able to deduce the operations of a watch from the form of its parts and the manner in which they are put together."
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"It is Hillary's lot in life not to be able to fake it well..."
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"It is the failing of youth not to be able to restrain its own violence."
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"Strange! I don't understand how it is that we can write mathematical expressions and calculate what the thing is going to do without being able to picture it."
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"Some individuals are better able than others to draw the right conclusions about the world about them and act accordingly. These individuals will be more likely to survive and reproduce so their pattern of behaviour and thought will become dominant"
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"If we do discover a complete theory, it should be in time understandable in broad principle by everyone. Then we shall all, philosophers, scientists, and just ordinary people be able to take part in the discussion of why we and the universe exist."
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"It wouild be very discouraging if somewhere down the line you could ask a computer if the Riemann hypothesis is correct and it said, 'Yes, it is true, but you won't be able to understand the proof.' John Horgan."
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"I will be able to forecast which side will be victorious and which defeated."
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"Time may enhance what seems simply dogged or lacking in fantasy now because we are too close to it, because it resembles too closely our own everyday fantasies, the fantastic nature of which we don't perceive. We are better able to enjoy a fantasy as a fantasy when it is not our own."
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"I believe that one should be able to control and manipulate experiences, even the most terrific, like madness, being tortured, this sort of experience, and one should be able to manipulate these experiences with an informed and an intelligent mini."
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"Positive obsession is about not being able to stop just because you're afraid and full of doubts. Positive obsession is dangerous. It's about not being able to stop at all."
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"A human being feels able and competent only so long as he is permitted to contribute as much as or more than he has contributed to him."
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"You have to be able to swim in backlash."
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"I'm glad that, despite everything, I was able to get work done and finish something. I never finish anything. So just being able to finish record and to make music is a great gift."
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"I am freely able to express myself honestly to the public without trying to polish it over, trying to hide something. I'm just trying to be free with my expression."
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"Your relationship with your husband should be an important part of your private life, but publicly you should be able to define yourself."
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"By the physicality alone it was evident that we have one person [who] is incredibly smart, incredibly tough, and able to deal with him in a very, very calm and intelligent manner. And [Donald Trump] thought he was on The Jerry Springer Show."
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"There are still vestiges of societal limitations on women. I tend to think that has to do with opportunities that are available - it says a lot that it's still sometimes the best opportunity for a woman to be able to advance herself."
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"A considerable number of persons are able to protect themselves against the outbreak of serious neurotic phenomena only through intense work."
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