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Imagine someone holding forth on biology whose only knowledge of t

Imagine someone holding forth on biology whose only knowledge of the subject is The Book of British Birds, and you have a rough idea of what it feels like to read Richard Dawkins on theology. – Terry Eagleton

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Dawkins considers that all faith is blind faith, and that Christian and Muslim children are brought up to believe unquestioningly. Not even the dim-witted clerics who knocked me about at grammar school thought that. – Terry Eagleton

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Cynicism and naivety lie cheek by jowl in the American imagination if the United States is one of the most venal nations on Earth, it is also one of the most earnestly idealistic. – Terry Eagleton

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Most poetry in the modern age has retreated to the private sphere, turning its back on the political realm. – Terry Eagleton

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Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty. – Jacob Bronowski

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Always, through my whole life, Ive had a thirst for knowledge. – Emmitt Smith

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Knowledge is the eye of desire and can become the pilot of the soul. – Will Durant

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Now, my knowledge of photography was terribly limited. – Ben Shahn

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Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell. – Author Unknown

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The education that prepared me was my general education classes, which I tried to avoid when I was a stupid undergraduate, but which gave me the foundation of general knowledge that makes a career as a writer possible. – Orson Scott Card

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Having a baby changes the way you view your in-laws. I love it when they come to visit now. They can hold the baby and I can go out. – Matthew Broderick

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Parents should continue to become more involved with their communities, and more involved in their childrens education. – Sandra Day OConnor

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