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Quote by Charles Darwin
False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for t

False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often endure long but false views, if supported by some evidence, do little harm, for every one takes a salutary pleasure in proving their falseness. – Charles Darwin

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It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change. – Charles Darwin

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I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God would have designedly created parasitic wasps with the express intention of their feeding within the living bodies of Caterpillars. – Charles Darwin

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God
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To kill an error is as good a service as, and sometimes even better than, the establishing of a new truth or fact. – Charles Darwin

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As a child, I read science fiction, but from the very beginnings of my reading for pleasure, I read a lot of non-fictional history, particularly historical biography. – Norman Spinrad

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It turns out that understanding the British public is not rocket science. The British appreciate honesty and they also have a bonkers, off-the-wall sense of humour like me. – Nicole Scherzinger

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Fashion is more about feel than science. – Pharrell Williams

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I think the reason people are dealing with science less well now than 50 years ago is that it has become so complicated. – James D. Watson

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Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. – H. L. Mencken

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The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best. – Epictetus

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See, what youre meant to do when you have a mid-life crisis is buy a fast car, arent you? Well, Ive always had fast cars. Its not that. Its the fear that youre past your best. Its the fear that the stuff youve done in the past is your best work. – Robbie Coltrane

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Fun I love, but too much fun is of all things the most loathsome. Mirth is better than fun, and happiness is better than mirth. – Thomas Carlyle

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