1. "A man can see by starlight, if he takes the time."
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2. "You are the reason why he exists on this earth. You don't have the right to abandon him just because he's inconvenient or has trouble in school."
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3. "The ultimate lesson is that science isn’t special – at least not anymore. Maybe back when Einstein talked to Niels Bohr, and there were only a few dozen important workers in every field. But there are now three million researchers in America. It’s no longer a calling, it’s a career. Science is as corruptible a human activity as any other. Its practitioners aren’t saints, they’re human beings, and they do what human beings do – lie, cheat, steal from one another, sue, hide data, fake data, overstate their own importance and denigrate opposing views unfairly. That’s human nature. It isn’t going to change"
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4. "Only assholes put a nickname on their business card."
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5. "The truth was, the more he got portrayed as an unprincipled, ruthless prick, the more clients flocked to him. Because when it came to divorce, people wanted a ruthless prick. They lined up for one."
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6. "Whether you see the world as emergent or, deteriorating. We have long known that some people favor innovation and look positively toward the future while others are frightened of change and want to halt innovation."
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7. "Algunos analistas de medios de comunicación han advertido que en los informativos de hoy en día no se comprueba nada de nada. "Se redacta la noticia y se busca una nueva", afirma un periodista. Otro colega ha opinado, a condición de que no se revele su identidad: "Hay que reconocer que era una notición. Si se hubiera comprobado, no habría habido noticia"."
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8. "Algunos analistas de medios de comunicación han advertido que en los informativos de hoy en día no se comprueba nada de nada. <>, afirma un periodista. Otro colega ha opinado, a condición de que no se revele su identidad: <>."
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9. "That is a transgenic animal. If he escapes he may transmit his genes to other parrots."
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10. "The gene, Dr. Narcejac-Boileau said, is associated with social dominance and strong control over other people. We have isolated it in sports leaders, CEOs, and heads of state. We believe the gene is found in all dictators throughout history."
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