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The object of all the former voyages to the South Seas undertaken

The object of all the former voyages to the South Seas undertaken by the command of his present majesty, has been the advancement of science and the increase of knowledge. – William Bligh

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On the 28th the ships company received two months pay in advance, and on the following morning we worked out to St. Helens, where we were obliged to anchor. – William Bligh

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Morning
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William Bligh
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The Cape Town is considerably increased within the last eight years. Its respectability with regard to strength has kept pace with its other enlargements and rendered it very secure against any attempt which is not made with considerable force. – William Bligh

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strength
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I feel like 35. At 35 youre old enough to know something and young enough to look forward to what you can do with the knowledge. So I stayed at 35! – Michael Caine

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Building technical systems involves a lot of hard work and specialized knowledge: languages and protocols, coding and debugging, testing and refactoring. – Jesse James Garrett

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Wisdom is a kind of knowledge. It is knowledge of the nature, career, and consequences of human values. – Sidney Hook

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This crisis exposed very significant problems in the financial systems of the United States and some other major economies. Innovation got too far out in front of the knowledge of risk. – Timothy Geithner

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The sum and substance of female education in America, as in England, is training women to consider marriage as the sole object in life, and to pretend that they do not think so. – Harriet Martineau

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For a long time all I wanted for Christmas were books about outdoor survival. I was convinced that the woods were calling me. I camped a lot, I took classes. At 18, I told myself if I dont live in the woods by myself by the time Im 25, I have failed. – Chris Evans

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