"The pike does not ask the frog's permission before dining."
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"The worldly fountain does not breed spiritual depth."
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"Science does not deny religion, it just offers a simpler alternative."
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"Or in other words, why does disorder increase in the same direction of time as that in which the universe expands?"
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"I think first and foremost everybody should understand that Canadians are strongly committed to the system of universal health insurance, to the principle that your ability to pay does not determine your access to critical medical service."
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"The human race does not have a very good record of intelligent behavior."
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"One big contribution my father [Stephen Hawking] has made is to show that having a disability does not bar you from leading a full and eventful life."
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"A man does not attain the status of Galileo merely because he is persecuted; he must also be right."
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"Guessing right for the wrong reason does not merit scientific immortality."
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"If new species arise very rapidly in small, peripherally isolated local populations, then the great expectation of insensibly graded fossil sequences is a chimera. A new species does not evolve in the area of its ancestors; it does not arise from the slow transformation of all its forbears. co-author with Niles Eldridge"
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"The only universal attribute of scientific statements resides in their potential fallibility. If a claim cannot be disproven, it does not belong to the enterprise of science."
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"I know your mother lives in your head - almost everyone's mother does, I guess - but you can't let her have her way on this one"
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"Language does not always have to wear a tie and lace-up shoes."
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"To the extent that Israel does face threats, like from say Hamas or Hezbollah, those are threats that do not jeopardise Israel's existence."
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"My father died when I was nine, but I came from a stable family environment, which I think does contribute to being well-behaved."
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"I tell myself time heals. It really does."
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"It doesn't matter what one says; it matters what one does."
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"Does the body rule the mind or does the mind rule the body? I dunno."
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"A movie that I'm involved with and have a lot of love for, which is On The Road, does use a lot of handheld. It can be done beautifully. I'm proud of that. It's a very beautiful movie."
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"How does it feel to be the 's third choice? Humiliating? You could have thrown a dart. That's how close they were. We had so many excellent candidates."
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