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The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human

The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race. – Don Marquis

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The most pleasant and useful persons are those who leave some of the problems of the universe for God to worry about. – Don Marquis

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Moderation
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Don Marquis
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I have often noticed that ancestors never boast of the descendants who boast of ancestors. I would rather start a family than finish one. Blood will tell, but often it tells too much. – Don Marquis

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Family
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We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. – Stephen Hawking

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Man, when he is merely what he seems to be, is almost nothing. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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In this century we have made remarkable material progress, but basically we are the same as we were thousands of years ago. Our spiritual needs are still very great. – Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

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Men are cruel, but Man is kind. – Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, 1916

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He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe. – Marcus Aurelius

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I knew from the beginning that privacy was going to be a huge issue, especially with regard to applying Total Information Awareness in counterterrorism. Because if the technology development was successful, a logical place to apply it was inside the United States. – John Poindexter

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