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English, once accepted as an international language, is no more se

English, once accepted as an international language, is no more secure than French has proved to be as the one and only accepted language of diplomacy or as Latin has proved to be as the international language of science. – Edward Sapir

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A firm, for instance, that does business in many countries of the world is driven to spend an enormous amount of time, labour, and money in providing for translation services. – Edward Sapir

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It is quite an illusion to imagine that one adjusts to reality essentially without the use of language and that language is merely an incidental means of solving specific problems of communication or reflection. – Edward Sapir

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Cultural anthropology is more and more rapidly getting to realize itself as a strictly historical science. – Edward Sapir

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Anyone who attempts to generate random numbers by deterministic means is, of course, living in a state of sin. – John von Neumann

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I dont think theres a date minimum or maximum. I dont get the whole All right, youve got to wait three days to call after the date. If I got a number from a girl, Id call that night. Theres no science to it for me. You just do what it is that you feel like doing. – Channing Tatum

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The virtues of science are skepticism and independence of thought. – Walter Gilbert

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Every discovery in science is a tacit criticism of things as they are. That is why the wise man is invariably called the fool. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science. – Edwin Powell Hubble, The Nature of Science, 1954

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Everyone has things that they dont love about themselves but I think that as a woman its much healthier and more positive to focus on your good parts and the things you like about yourself, not pick yourself apart. – Miranda Kerr

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