Quote by Lewis Thomas
The most solid piece of scientific truth I know of is that we are

The most solid piece of scientific truth I know of is that we are profoundly ignorant about nature. – Lewis Thomas

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The central task of science is to arrive, stage by stage, at a clearer comprehension of nature, but this does not at all mean, as it is sometimes claimed to mean, a search for mastery over nature. – Lewis Thomas

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Science
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It is only when you watch the dense mass of thousands of ants, crowded together around the Hill, blackening the ground, that you begin to see the whole beast, and now you observe it thinking, planning, calculating. It is an intelligence, a kind of live computer, with crawling bits for its wits. – Lewis Thomas

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Intelligence
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We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earths creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our lives, fearing the future, discontent with the present, unable to take in the idea of dying, unable to sit still. – Lewis Thomas

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The secular elites are so terrified of telling the truth about radical Islam. When you talk about the radical Islamists, we have got to get straight and get serious and talk about it in the right way. – Newt Gingrich

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There is no such source of error as the pursuit of truth. – Samuel Butler

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Tell the children the truth. – Bob Marley

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Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with man is man. – James Thurber

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Popular applause veers with the wind. – John Bright

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People truly reaching across boundaries – be they religious or race, political or geographic. A state that is sincerely civil and respectful of each individuals pathway toward life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness will be our goal. – Jon Huntsman, Jr.

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If you pay attention to the world, its an amazing place. If you dont, its whatever you think it is. – Reggie Watts

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