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Quote by George Santayana
Experience seems to most of us to lead to conclusions, but empiric

Experience seems to most of us to lead to conclusions, but empiricism has sworn never to draw them. – George Santayana

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No physician is really good before he has killed one or two patients. – Hindu Proverb

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Im not trying to be romantic. I think you can tell when people are trying to be sexy onstage. When I was doing All the Way, I was really thinking about my wife. People dont know my personal experience, but they can tell its an honest interpretation. – Harry Connick, Jr.

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Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action. – Benjamin Disraeli

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While teaching, I also worked undercover in the lower courts by saying I was a young law teacher wanting experience in criminal law. The judges were happy to assist me but what I learned was how corrupt the lower courts were. Judges were accepting money right in the courtroom. – Samuel Dash

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The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous. – Carl Sagan

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I dont think that the total creation took place in six days as we now measure time. If we can confirm, say, the Big Bang theory, that doesnt at all cause me to question my faith that God created the Big Bang. – Jimmy Carter

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I never think of myself as wise. I think of myself as possessing a critical intelligence which I intend to allow to operate. – Harold Pinter

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Good order is the foundation of all great things. – Edmund Burke

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