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One thing that being a scientist has taught me is that you can nev

One thing that being a scientist has taught me is that you can never be certain about anything. You never know the truth. You can only approach it and hope to get a bit nearer to it each time. You iterate towards the truth. You dont know it. – James Lovelock

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Geological change usually takes thousands of years to happen but we are seeing the climate changing not just in our lifetimes but also year by year. – James Lovelock

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I dont think were yet evolved to the point where were clever enough to handle a complex a situation as climate change. The inertia of humans is so huge that you cant really do anything meaningful. – James Lovelock

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As great scientists have said and as all children know, it is above all by the imagination that we achieve perception, and compassion, and hope. – Ursula K. Le Guin

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Its always been my hope, as an actor, to reveal only what is relevant about myself to the work. – Eric Bana

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When I die, I hope to go to Heaven, whatever the Hell that is. – Ayn Rand

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Whatever I do, I hope its quality, I hope its something thats class. – Garth Brooks

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The moon is one, but on agitated water it produces many reflections. Similarly ultimate reality is one, yet it appears to be many in a mind agitated by thoughts. – Maharamayana

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True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, as those who move easiest have learned to dance. – Alexander Pope

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Abortion is defended today as a means of ensuring the equality and independence of women, and as a solution to the problems of single parenting, child abuse, and the feminization of poverty. – Robert Casey

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The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck. – Channing Pollock

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