Charles Lyell Quotes
We shall now conclude our remarks on the opinions entertained before the Christian era... the observation of the present course of nature presented too many proofs of alterations continually in progress on the earth to allow philosophers to believe that nature was in a state of rest or that the surface had remained and would continue to remain unaltered.

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I'm a computer scientist by training. I'm also the author of three books, all of which endorse the use of biotechnology to improve the human condition. In the most recent of these, 'The Infinite Resource,' I talk about the power of innovation to save the world.
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I think watching Channing Tatum caress his Lego Oscar statue will be something I won't forget. Even if I try.
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There is no diplomacy like candor.
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I believe that I have been basically anarchistic, anti-religion and anti-industry and business. In other words, anti-bureaucracy. I would like to see people behave well without having to have priests stand by, politicians stand by, or people collecting bills.
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I'm brilliant at cooking my stepmother's scrambled egg recipe. The secret is to put eggs, butter, milk, and seasoning together in the saucepan, and to keep stirring with a wooden spoon under a low heat until the preferred consistency is reached.
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I'm very involved with kids because after being a teacher for seven years, I just can't stop loving the kids. I am a teacher forever.
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I always follow what my spirit tells me to do.
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I think slavery is the next thing to hell. If a person would send another into bondage, he would, it appears to me, be bad enough to send him into hell if he could.
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If you look up the definition of news in the dictionary, it isn't what you watch on TV.
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It seems like the good things that have happened in my career are things that you don't try to plan and push, and make it happen, it just seems to happen.
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The last day of your life is still going to be a day.
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I was actually a Cowboys fan.
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I have got everything which a politician needs.
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The universities are available only to those who share my revolutionary beliefs.
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The best fiction stays with you and changes you.
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The thinnest I've ever been was after I had my appendix out, during the London run of The Seagull. I went down to 112 pounds and realized my brain doesn't work when I'm that thin, so I can't do my job. That's why, when I came out here, I never had that whole Hollywood pressure thing.
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It is hard to look the other way when a dictator is being so cruel and violent with his own people.
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There's not a lot of really great, deep, serialized television, and we can see from the data that that's what people want.
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We are privileged. There are poor people out there. We must to do something to make them privileged.
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Ether is the token of the Ethereum network, which is focused on disrupting contract law.
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You know, I think I had a great career; there's not much I think I'd do different other than get a title shot much earlier. I didn't get one till 49 or 50 fights into my career.
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I saw that bad handwriting should be regarded as a sign of an imperfect education.
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Seek respect, not attention. It lasts longer.
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We shall now conclude our remarks on the opinions entertained before the Christian era... the observation of the present course of nature presented too many proofs of alterations continually in progress on the earth to allow philosophers to believe that nature was in a state of rest or that the surface had remained and would continue to remain unaltered.