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It has been a privilege to pursue knowledge for its own sake and t

It has been a privilege to pursue knowledge for its own sake and to see how it might help mankind in more practical ways. – Paul Nurse

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Like many students, I found the drudgery of real experiments and the slowness of progress a complete shock, and at my low points I contemplated other alternative careers including study of the philosophy or sociology of science. – Paul Nurse

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Science
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Better understanding of the natural world not only enhances all of us as human beings, but can also be harnessed for the better good, leading to improved health and quality of life. – Paul Nurse

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Health
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Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous. – Plato

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Knowledge

Only the spoon knows what is stirring in the pot. – Sicilian Proverb

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Knowledge

Knowledge, the object of knowledge and the knower are the three factors which motivate action the senses, the work and the doer comprise the threefold basis of action. – Friedrich Schiller

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Knowledge

We have a tremendous lack of knowledge of how far we have gotten away from the Constitution of the United States. Democrats and Republicans alike have taken us away from the original intent. You see, I believe in this document as our founding fathers intended it. – Paul Broun

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Knowledge

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A proverb is the wisdom of many and the wit of one. – Lord John Russell

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Wisdom

Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. – Oscar Wilde

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Life

Overheard at a gravesite: “And they all said ‘I’m sorry for your loss,’ as if you were someone who could ever be taken from me.” – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Im very excited about my new agreement with the Heat. This contract allows me to address all of my familys long-term financial goals while allowing the Heat the ability to acquire those players that we need to win a championship. – Shaquille ONeal

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Family