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The new frontiers to be conquered are mainly in the convolutions of the cortex.
The new frontiers to be conquered are mainly in the convolutions of the cortex.
It is nobler to convert souls, than to conquer kingdoms.
It is nobler to convert souls, than to conquer kingdoms.
I don't use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough.
I don't use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough.
There are many who find a good alibi far more attractive than an achievement. For an achievement does not settle read more
There are many who find a good alibi far more attractive than an achievement. For an achievement does not settle anything permanently. We still have to prove our worth anew each day: we have to prove that we are as good today as we were yesterday. But when we have a valid alibi for not achieving anything we are fixed, so to speak, for life. Moreover, when we have an alibi for not writing a book, painting a picture, and so on, we have an alibi for not writing the greatest book and not painting the greatest picture. Small wonder that the effort expended and the punishment endured in obtaining a good alibi often exceed the effort and grief requisite for the attainment of a most marked achievement.
That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
You will not become a saint through other people's sins.
You will not become a saint through other people's sins.
A kiss to or from a woman we love is a far too delicate pledge of affection to bear the read more
A kiss to or from a woman we love is a far too delicate pledge of affection to bear the gaze of strangers.
Knowledge can be enormously costly, and is often scattered in widely uneven fragments, too small to be individually usable in read more
Knowledge can be enormously costly, and is often scattered in widely uneven fragments, too small to be individually usable in decision making. The communication and coordination of these scattered fragments of knowledge is one of the basic problems- perhaps the basic problem- of any society.
People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.
People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.
