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We are here and now. Further than that, all knowledge is moonshine

We are here and now. Further than that, all knowledge is moonshine. – H.L. Mencken

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If, after I depart this vale, you ever remember me and have thought to please my ghost, forgive some sinner and wink your eye at some homely girl. – H.L. Mencken

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Ghosts
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The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom. – H.L. Mencken

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Age
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A Galileo could no more be elected president of the United States than he could be elected Pope of Rome. Both high posts are reserved for men favored by God with an extraordinary genius for swathing the bitter facts of life in bandages of self-illusion. – H.L. Mencken

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Society
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Human knowledge has been changing from the word go and people in certain respects behave more rationally than they did when they didnt have it. They spend less time doing rain dances and more time seeding clouds. – Herbert Simon

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Dogmatism and skepticism are both, in a sense, absolute philosophies one is certain of knowing, the other of not knowing. What philosophy should dissipate is certainty, whether of knowledge or ignorance. – Bertrand Russell

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And indeed this theme has been at the centre of all my research since 1943, both because of its intrinsic fascination and my conviction that a knowledge of sequences could contribute much to our understanding of living matter. – Frederick Sanger

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If youre a singer you lose your voice. A baseball player loses his arm. A writer gets more knowledge, and if hes good, the older he gets, the better he writes. – Mickey Spillane

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Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance – Henry Ward Beecher

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Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience. – Rebecca West

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I do think sometimes theres danger in guest appearance mania. Ive seen too many examples that sound cool on paper, like Oh, get that guy to sing the hook on that guys song, and then thats all it is. Its a cool idea that sounds good on paper. – Ezra Koenig

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Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes. – Chinese Proverb

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