Quote by Isaac Asimov
He had read much, if one considers his long life but his contempla

He had read much, if one considers his long life but his contemplation was much more than his reading. He was wont to say that if he had read as much as other men he should have known no more than other men. – Isaac Asimov

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The vast majority, who believe in astrology and think that the planets have nothing better to do than form a code that will tell them whether tomorrow is a good day to close a business deal or not, become all the more excited and enthusiastic about the bilge when a group of astronomers denounces it. – Isaac Asimov

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Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. Its the transition thats troublesome. – Isaac Asimov

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States are as the men, they grow out of human characters. – Plato

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A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men. – Plato

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The savior who wants to turn men into angels is as much a hater of human nature as the totalitarian despot who wants to turn them into puppets. – Eric Hoffer

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There is no such thing as society: there are individual men and women, and there are families. – Margaret Thatcher

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Weve turned into a whining society. – Billy Corgan

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Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman. – Louis D. Brandeis

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The enthusiastic, to those who are not, are always something of a trial. – Alban Goodier

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Marriage is like a bank account. You put it in, you take it out, you lose interest. – Irwin Corey

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