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The result was that, if it happened to clear off after a cloudy ev

The result was that, if it happened to clear off after a cloudy evening, I frequently arose from my bed at any hour of the night or morning and walked two miles to the observatory to make some observation included in the programme. – Simon Newcomb

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The time was not yet ripe for the growth of mathematical science among us, and any development that might have taken place in that direction was rudely stopped by the civil war. – Simon Newcomb

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My father followed, during most of his life, the precarious occupation of a country school teacher. – Simon Newcomb

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The process hasnt changed, but the writer has developed. I still get up every morning and go to work. – Mordecai Richler

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One morning, just like 9/11, theres going to be a disaster. I have yet to see the United Nations do anything effective with either Iran or North Korea. – Newt Gingrich

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Homey dont quit. What else are you gonna do? Its like those guys in the cartoon they get up in the morning, check the clock and fight all day and after its over they check the clock and go home. Thats how it goes. – Chubby Checker

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