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Not… what opinions are held, but… how they are held: instead of being held dogmatically, [liberal] opinions are held tentatively, and with a consciousness that new evidence may at any moment lead to their abandonment. – Bertrand Russell, Unpopular Essays, 1950

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Those who say it cant be done are usually interrupted by others doing it. – Joel A. Barker

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Some things have to be believed to be seen. – Ralph Hodgson, The Skylark and Other Poems

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Men never do evil so thoroughly and cheerfully as when they do it for conscience sake. – Blaise Pascal, Pensées, 1670

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Once you begin to believe there is help out there, you will know it to be true. – Saint Bartholomew

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The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher. – Elbert Hubbard

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Youd have to think that youre at least decent, or you couldnt get up every morning and do it. I think if I live long enough, I might be pretty good. – Martin Mull

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It was great fun. We had gone on tour in between the sessions and reconnected with the audience and got a lot of energy back from them, a lot of positive energy. – Roger Andrew Taylor

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I wish I had been more prepared, both for success and for failure, when I was younger. – Molly Ringwald

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