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We cannot stop natural disasters but we can arm ourselves with knowledge: so many lives wouldnt have to be lost if there was enough disaster preparedness. – Petra Nemcova

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I grew up under Communism so we could only learn Russian, and then when Communism fell in 1989 we could learn a few more things and have the freedom to travel and the freedom of speech – and the freedom of dreaming, really. – Petra Nemcova

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Freedom
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Petra Nemcova
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I used to work all the time, and now if there is a wedding, theres a concert, Im there. – Petra Nemcova

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wedding
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I was so afraid to even read a paper in front of my classmates. It is very funny because at that point my teachers would never have believed that I could speak in front of an audience of over 2,000 people. – Petra Nemcova

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funny
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The object of all the former voyages to the South Seas undertaken by the command of his present majesty, has been the advancement of science and the increase of knowledge. – William Bligh

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I wanted to contribute my time, myself, my knowledge, my love, because Haiti is my everything. – Laurent Lamothe

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Knowledge

Surely, if knowledge is valuable, it can never be good policy in a country far wealthier than Tuscany, to allow a genius like Mr. Daltons, to be employed in the drudgery of elementary instruction. – Charles Babbage

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The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching. – Aristotle

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Just as every conviction begins as a whim so does every emancipator serve his apprenticeship as a crank. A fanatic is a great leader who is just entering the room. – Heywood Broun

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I always just wanted to be funny. I never really planned to be scary. – R. L. Stine

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I suppose that is my central obsession. What we owe to society, what we owe to ourselves. – Barbara Kingsolver

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