Quotes 101 till 113 of 113.
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There is nothing more despicable than an old man who has no other proof than his age to offer of his having lived long in the world.
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They that are loudest in their threats are the weakest in the execution of them. It is probable that he who is killed by lightning hears no noise; but the thunder-clap which follows, and which most alarms the ignorant, is the surest proof of their safety.
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This planet seems to be in such sorry shape. And I can't ever think about the rest of the universe without coming back home and thinking what the implications for life here would be if we were to really have some definitive proof of extraterrestrial life.
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To cease to admire is a proof of deterioration.
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Truth makes many appeals, not the least of which is its power to shock.
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We must never assume that which is incapable of proof.
The phsyiology of common life (1859) -
What more fiendish proof of cosmic irresponsibility than a Nature which, having invented sex as a way to mix genes, then permits to arise, amid all its perfumed and hypnotic inducements to mate, a tireless tribe of spirochetes and viruses that torture and kill us for following orders?
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm, I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter. And that's when we did it. I think we did it.
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When thought is too weak to be simply expressed, it's clear proof that it should be rejected.
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Writers' bedtimes vary, but few have been spared the shock of a copy editor's early wake-up call.
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You do a clean show and it's over and the audience have enjoyed themselves and you've enjoyed yourself, and you haven't had to resort to shock.
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A fact in itself is nothing. It is valuable only for the idea attached to it, or for the proof which it furnishes.
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