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    The fanatic is not really a stickler to principle. He embraces a cause not primarily because of its justness or holiness but because of his desperate need for something to hold onto.

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Please accept my resignation. I don't want to belong to any club
that will accept me as a member.

Please accept my resignation. I don't want to belong to any club
that will accept me as a member.

by Groucho Marx Found in: Society Quotes,
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Nonconformists travel as a rule in bunches. You rarely find a nonconformist who goes it alone. And woe to him read more

Nonconformists travel as a rule in bunches. You rarely find a nonconformist who goes it alone. And woe to him inside a nonconformist clique who does not conform with nonconformity.

by Eric Hoffer Found in: Society Quotes,
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Adversity is the first path to truth. - Don Juan.

Adversity is the first path to truth. - Don Juan.

by George Gordon Byron Found in: Society Quotes,
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The strongest man upon Earth is he who stands most alone.

The strongest man upon Earth is he who stands most alone.

by Henrik Ibsen Found in: Society Quotes,
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Do not be in a hurry to tie what you cannot untie.

Do not be in a hurry to tie what you cannot untie.

by English Proverb Found in: Society Quotes,
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Our understanding of the world is achieved more effectively by conceptual improvements than by discovery of new facts...

Our understanding of the world is achieved more effectively by conceptual improvements than by discovery of new facts...

by Ernst Mayr Found in: Society Quotes,
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Mutation is random; natural selection is the very opposite of random.

Mutation is random; natural selection is the very opposite of random.

by Richard Dawkins Found in: Society Quotes,
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Any society that needs disclaimers has too many lawyers.

Any society that needs disclaimers has too many lawyers.

by Erik Pepke Found in: Society Quotes,
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Man is an imperceptible atom always trying to become one with God.

Man is an imperceptible atom always trying to become one with God.

by Henry Adams Found in: Society Quotes,
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