Quote by Clyde Tombaugh
I think theres a supreme power behind the whole thing, an intellig

I think theres a supreme power behind the whole thing, an intelligence. Look at all of the instincts of nature, both animals and plants, the very ingenious ways they survive. If you cut yourself, you dont have to think about it. – Clyde Tombaugh

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Can you imagine young people nowadays making a study of trigonometry for the fun of it? Well I did. – Clyde Tombaugh

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I think the driving thing was curiosity about the universe. That fascinated me. I didnt think anything about being famous or anything like that, I was just interested in the concepts involved. – Clyde Tombaugh

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A person that much interested in science is going to neglect his social life somewhat, but not completely, because that isnt healthy either. So one has to work it out according to ones own inclinations, how one wants to proportion these things. – Clyde Tombaugh

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We will strengthen our security by building missile defense, restoring our military might, and standing by and strengthening our intelligence officers. – Mitt Romney

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Well look, CIA is an agency that has to collect intelligence, do operations. We have to take risks and its important that we take risks and that we know that we have the support of the government and we have the support of the American people in what were doing. – Leon Panetta

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Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms for its weaknesses. – Quentin Crisp

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