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Neil deGrasse Tyson Astrophysicist, Science Communicator
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"The Big Bang Theory: When geeky scientists can be main characters in a hit prime time series, you know there's hope for the world."

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Isaac Watts Hymn Writer, Poet
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"Reason is the glory of human nature, and one of the chief eminences whereby we are raised above our fellow-creatures, the brutes, in this lower world."

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Gautama Buddha Spiritual Teacher
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"One should not kill a living being, nor cause it to be killed, nor should one incite another to kill. Do not injure any being, either strong or weak, in the world."

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Gautama Buddha Spiritual Teacher
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"It is within this fathoms-long carcass, with its mind and its notions, that I declare there is the world, the origin of the world, the cessation of the world and the path leading to the cessation of the world."

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Italo Calvino Writer
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"Without translation, I would be limited to the borders of my own country. The translator is my most important ally. He introduces me to the world."

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LeBron James Professional Basketball Player
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"There are some teams and logos you see, no matter where you are in the world, and you know exactly who they are and what they mean."

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Katie Salen Game designer, Educator
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"Play is the way that human beings learn about the world. That's how we discover how things work."

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