It has always seemed to me extreme presumptuousness on the part of those who want to make human ability the measure of what nature can and knows how to do, since, when one comes down to it, there is not one effect in nature, no matter how small, that even the most speculative minds can fully understand. -Galileo Galilei.
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The internet is a great way to get on the net.
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The facts of the present won't sit still for a portrait. They are constantly vibrating, full of clutter and confusion.
Get your ideas on paper and study them. Do not let them go to waste!
Get your ideas on paper and study them. Do not let them go to waste!
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Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
