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Our civilization has evolved through the continuous adjustment of

Our civilization has evolved through the continuous adjustment of society to the stimulus of new knowledge. – John Boyd Orr

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With all the knowledge and skill acquired in thousands of flights in the last ten years, I would hardly think today of making my first flight on a strange machine in a twenty-seven mile wind, even if I knew that the machine had already been flown and was safe. – Orville Wright

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Just like I find men who talk sports who dont really know sports annoying, I think men might find women who dont really have a true passion and knowledge of sports maybe not so attractive. – Gabrielle Union

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Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the contrary. Knowledge is never used up. It increases by diffusion and grows by dispersion. – Daniel J. Boorstin

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I thought they may have presumed too much knowledge of certain things for people who are not comedians. Like Montreal. A comic understands what it is and its importance, but someone else may not know about it. – Todd Barry

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