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Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.

Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.

No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the...

No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the...

That we have come as far as we have in forty years [the 1930s to...

That we have come as far as we have in forty years [the 1930s to...

People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who...

People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who...

He had read much, if one considers his long life; but his contemplation was much...

He had read much, if one considers his long life; but his contemplation was much...

I don't believe in an afterlife, so I don't have to spend my whole life...

I don't believe in an afterlife, so I don't have to spend my whole life...

Until I became a published writer, I remained completely ignorant of books on how to...

Until I became a published writer, I remained completely ignorant of books on how to...

It is not only the living who are killed in war.

It is not only the living who are killed in war.

How I want a drink, alcoholic of course, after the heavy lectures involving quantum mechanics!

How I want a drink, alcoholic of course, after the heavy lectures involving quantum mechanics!

It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.

It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.

Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being...

Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being...

To insult someone we call him estial. For deliberate cruelty and nature, human might be...

To insult someone we call him estial. For deliberate cruelty and nature, human might be...

I don't believe in an afterlife, so I don't have to spend my whole life...

I don't believe in an afterlife, so I don't have to spend my whole life...

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and...

Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and...

I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.

I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.

Humanity has the stars in its future, and that future is too important to be...

Humanity has the stars in its future, and that future is too important to be...

No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the...

No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the...

Im the decider, and I decide what is best.

Im the decider, and I decide what is best.

People often say that, in a democracy, decisions are made by a majority of the...

People often say that, in a democracy, decisions are made by a majority of the...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...