Quote by Thomas Huxley
Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory wa

Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly fact. – Thomas Huxley

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The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all other woes of mankind, is wisdom. Teach a man to read and write, and you have put into his hands the great keys of the wisdom box. But it is quite another thing to open the box. – Thomas Huxley

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It is one of the most saddening things in life that, try as we may, we can never be certain of making people happy, whereas we can almost always be certain of making them unhappy. – Thomas Huxley

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sad
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In science, as in art, and, as I believe, in every other sphere of human activity, there may be wisdom in a multitude of counsellors, but it is only in one or two of them. – Thomas Huxley

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It is through science that we prove, but through intuition that we discover. – Henri Poincare

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I do enjoy reading some science fiction. – Colin Farrell

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But the power of science lies in open publication, which, with the rise of the Internet, is no longer constrained by the price of paper. – Michael Shermer

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Science fiction is trying to find alternative ways of looking at realities. – Iain Banks

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Forgiveness is like faith. You have to keep reviving it. – Mason Cooley

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Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald. – Chinese Proverb

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I thought I should go to New York because it was the place to go to study. I went and tried to get an application from the Juilliard School but they wouldnt even give me one because I didnt have my high school graduation. – Maureen Forrester

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After working for years in Hollywood where the actors have taken over, it was a real relief to get down there and not only have some children, but also have some actors that had no attitude. – Phillip Noyce

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