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Quote by Lewis Thomas
I suggest that the introductory courses in science, at all levels

I suggest that the introductory courses in science, at all levels from grade school through college, be radically revised. Leave the fundamentals, the so-called basics, aside for a while, and concentrate the attention of all students on the things that are not known. – Lewis Thomas

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We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earths creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our lives, fearing the future, discontent with the present, unable to take in the idea of dying, unable to sit still. – Lewis Thomas

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The dilemma of modern medicine, and the underlying central flaw in medical education and, most of all, in the training of interns, is the irresistible drive to do something, anything. It is expected by patients and too often agreed to by their doctors, in the face of ignorance. – Lewis Thomas

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The great secret of medicine, known to doctors but still hidden from the public, is that most things get better by themselves. – Lewis Thomas

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I grew up a Red Sox fan. I grew up going to Fenway Park and the Museum of Fine Arts and the Science Museum and Symphony Hall and going to the Common, walking around. My whole family at different times lived and worked in Boston. – James Spader

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Snow White is an old fairy tale, so obviously the idea of vanity and obsession with youth is long-standing. With todays science, people have become crazy with trying to move their face around. Its bizarre. – Julia Roberts

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I would be more frightened as a writer if people thought my movies were like science fiction. – Neil LaBute

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Science may have found a cure for most evils but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all – the apathy of human beings. – Helen Keller

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