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  • Bertrand Russell A truer image of the world, I think, is obtained by picturing things as entering into the stream of time from an eternal world outside, than from a view which regards time as the devouring tyrant of all that is.
    Bertrand Russell
    English philosopher and mathematician (1872 - 1970)
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  • Socrates An education obtained with money is worse than no education at all
    Socrates
    Greek philosopher (469 - 399)
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  • James Newman The Theory of Groups is a branch of mathematics in which one does something to something and then compares the result with the result obtained from doing the same thing to something else, or something else to the same thing.
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  • Samuel Johnson A continual feast of commendation is only to be obtained by merit or by wealth: many are therefore obliged to content themselves with single morsels, and recompense the infrequency of their enjoyment by excess and riot, whenever fortune sets the banquet before them.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Brendan I. Koerner A duped newspaper or magazine could contend that a fiction-spouting journalist obtained part of his salary via fraud, and use a criminal proceeding to try and recoup that money. Given the profession's notoriously low wages, however, it's probably not worth the publicity headache and legal fees. No news organization has ever pursued such a case.
    Brendan I. Koerner
    American author (1974 - )
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  • Walter Lippmann A useful definition of liberty is obtained only by seeking the principle of liberty in the main business of human life, that is to say, in the process by which men educate their responses and learn to control their environment.
    Walter Lippmann
    American writer, reporter, and political commentator (1889 - 1974)
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  • Bob Peterson After my wife and I were married, we obtained a rescue dog from a family that didn't want her anymore. She was a beautiful Collie/Shepherd mix named 'Precious.' It then came to pass that our first marital 'debate' was whether we should change the dog's name away from the same name used by the wacky villain in 'Silence of the Lambs.'
    Bob Peterson
    American filmmaker, animator and screenwriter
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  • Nathaniel Hawthorne From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.
    Nathaniel Hawthorne
    American short story writer (1804 - 1864)
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  • Francois de la Rochefoucauld Listening well and answering well is one of the greatest perfections that can be obtained in conversation.
    Francois de la Rochefoucauld
    French writer (1613 - 1680)
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  • Archer J. P. Martin Much can often be learned by the repetition under different conditions, even if the desired result is not obtained.
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  • Thomas à Kempis Peace and happiness are what you covet, but these are only to be obtained by labor.
    Thomas à Kempis
    Dutch medieval Augustinian canon, writer and mystic (1380 - 1471)
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  • Samuel Johnson Pleasure that is obtained by unreasonable and unsuitable cost, must always end in pain.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Thomas Arnold Real knowledge, like everything else of value, is not to be obtained easily. It must be worked for, studied for, thought for, and, more that all, must be prayed for.
    Thomas Arnold
    English educator and historian (1795 - 1842)
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  • Alexis Carrel The most efficient way to live reasonably is every morning to make a plan of one's day and every night to examine the results obtained.
    Alexis Carrel
    French surgeon, anatomist and biologist (1873 - 1944)
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  • Alan Dershowitz The prosecution wants to make sure the process by which the evidence was obtained is not truthfully presented, because, as often as not, that process will raise questions.
    Alan Dershowitz
    American lawyer and author (1938 - )
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  • Alfred N. Whitehead Wisdom alone is true ambition's aim, wisdom the source of virtue, and of fame, obtained with labour, for mankind employed, and then, when most you share it, best enjoyed.
    Alfred N. Whitehead
    English philosopher and mathematician (1861 - 1947)
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