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    I don't know if college actually changes your viewpoint; it just gives you more depth. There is actually a theory called the reinforcement thesis, which says that people acquire a mental lens or filter at a very young age. As you get older you tend to accept more readily the information that reinforces that view and reject information that contradicts it.

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There is no democracy in physics. We can't say that some second-rate guy has as much right to opinion as read more

There is no democracy in physics. We can't say that some second-rate guy has as much right to opinion as Fermi

by Luis Alvarez Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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I wonder what it is in the New York air that enables me to sit up till all hours of read more

I wonder what it is in the New York air that enables me to sit up till all hours of the night in an atmosphere which in London would make a horse dizzy, but here merely clears the brain

by James Agate Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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The National Guard or any service is there for that reason. It's a job and it's what the military requires.

The National Guard or any service is there for that reason. It's a job and it's what the military requires.

by Gwen Allen Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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The greatest thing you'll ever learn is to love and be loved, just to love and be loved.

The greatest thing you'll ever learn is to love and be loved, just to love and be loved.

by Eden Ahbez Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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Look at everything as though you were seeing it for the first time or the last time. Then your time read more

Look at everything as though you were seeing it for the first time or the last time. Then your time on earth will be filled with glory.

by Betty Smith Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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In the intermission, between group one and group two, you go to your dressing-room and change every stitch you have read more

In the intermission, between group one and group two, you go to your dressing-room and change every stitch you have on you: underwear, shirt, tie, socks, pants and tails. Your other clothes are soaking wet.

by George Antheil Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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The situation in Abidjan is very similar to the one we had yesterday. There's a crowd of Young Patriots outside read more

The situation in Abidjan is very similar to the one we had yesterday. There's a crowd of Young Patriots outside the U.N. building as we speak, and it's a growing crowd. We had an attack on a U.N. convoy this morning shortly before 7 a.m.

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They plainly saw the writing on the wall. They saw that the way they [crafted] the settlement would not withstand read more

They plainly saw the writing on the wall. They saw that the way they [crafted] the settlement would not withstand the court's review. So they retreated, making it a private handshake deal between the two of them. As a result, it won't be enforceable in the future.

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Despite repeated warnings from the commission and numerous consumer complaints, the company appears to have made no effort to mend read more

Despite repeated warnings from the commission and numerous consumer complaints, the company appears to have made no effort to mend its ways,

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