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Science fiction films are not about science. They are about disast

Science fiction films are not about science. They are about disaster, which is one of the oldest subjects of art. – Susan Sontag

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AIDS obliges people to think of sex as having, possibly, the direst consequences: suicide. Or murder. – Susan Sontag

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Cancer patients are lied to, not just because the disease is (or is thought to be) a death sentence, but because it is felt to be obscene — in the original meaning of that word: ill-omened, abominable, repugnant to the senses. – Susan Sontag

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I love having my hands in the dirt. It is never a science and always an art. There are no rules. And if it comes down to me versus that weed Im trying to pull out of the ground that doesnt want to come out? I know Ill win. – Matthew McConaughey

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The science linking the increased frequency and severity of extreme weather to the climate crisis has matured tremendously in the last couple of years. – Al Gore

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Science

For a member to say, Im a lame duck violates political science 101. – Charles Rangel

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I think the perception of there being a deep gulf between science and the humanities is false. – Clifford Geertz

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