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It is common knowledge that smoking is considered one of the natio

It is common knowledge that smoking is considered one of the nations leading causes of preventable death, but its less widely known that cigarettes are also the leading cause of fatal fires. – Ed Markey

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Scientists at MIT and engineering schools all across America say that they could improve the fuel economy standards for the existing set of vehicles by 10 miles per gallon using existing technology, without compromising safety or comfort at all. – Ed Markey

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Technology
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We know that al Qaeda is seeking radioactive materials and technology to launch a devastating attack, and that hundreds of radioactive sources have been lost or stolen in the U.S. and around the world. – Ed Markey

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Technology
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Education is not only a ladder of opportunity, but it is also an investment in our future. – Ed Markey

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Education
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The accumulation of cultural capital – the acquisition of knowledge – is the key to social mobility. – Michael Gove

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Knowledge

But, in the name of the experimental method and out of our poor knowledge, are we really entitled to claim that everything happens by chance, to the exclusion of all other possibilities? – Albert Claude

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Knowledge

Knowledge is generally considered a good thing so, presumably, knowing more about how the U.S. thinks and operates around the world is also good. – Peter Singer

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Knowledge

Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all. – Pericles

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Knowledge

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What is called an acute knowledge of human nature is mostly nothing but the observers own weaknesses reflected back from others. – Georg C. Lichtenberg

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Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. – Louis Pasteur

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A virgin forest is where the hand of man has never set foot. – Author Unknown

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Theres no love more intense than the love we have for our kids – and where there is intense love, there is also intense fear lurking beneath the surface. – Arianna Huffington

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