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What we see depends mainly on what we look for. - John Lubbock

What we see depends mainly on what we look for. – John Lubbock

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A wise system of education will at last teach us how little man yet knows, how much he has still to learn. – John Lubbock

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Perhaps there should be one day a week when you tackle your “Things I Gotta Undo” list. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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An hour sitting with a pretty girl on a park bench passes like a minute, but a minute sitting on a hot stove seems like an hour. – Albert Einstein (relativity)

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In the strict scientific sense we all feed on death — even vegetarians. – Spock from Star Trek, “Wolf in the Fold”

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The long way around is the shortcut when everybody knows the shortcut. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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