Nicolaus Copernicus Quotes
To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.
Quotes to Explore
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I used to believe I was going to live forever. And then you suddenly become aware that you're not.
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In the Seventies, we still had dreams and hopes of Utopia, but by the end of the decade, the world had shifted to the right.
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I'm like John Q. Public. I represent what every guy wants and needs.
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Black culture has been a huge influence in my life.
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I discovered what it meant to 'live for Christ,' and that it honestly was something I wanted to do. The facts were there, and I could sense the Holy Spirit at work.
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Food production has affected the environment more than any other activity humans have engaged in. Humanity devotes more land to food production than anything else - roughly a third of the surface area of the earth, much of which was once forest but has been converted by humans into farms or grazing lands.
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Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.
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Modern surgery has been like a miracle to those who thought the pain was going to go on forever.
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I love things that people hate. I hate middle-of-the-road stuff. It never really interests me.
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For a writer, life is always too short to write. I will just try my best during what remains of my life.
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The first song I did was over a Chief Keef beat – 'Understand Me.' I did that in, like, 2011 or 2012, I think.
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People just love to be entertained, and in order to entertain them, you have to do things in a way that they understand.
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I will say I am the sum of my books.
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The average full-time working male works more than a full-time working female.
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Like I went out to a predominantly black club last night and nobody said anything and I was wishing somebody would so that someone would dance with me.
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The role model approach to social change is no substitute for challenging unjust employment practices, educational policies and housing.
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People assume actresses are afraid to get older; the truth is the roles get a whole lot more compelling once you're too old to play dumb.
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My dad was my hero. And I got my personality from my mother.
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There are a lot of shows that have secrets and string people along and use the secrets of the narrative engine to keep people coming back every week. I don't know if those programs even have an answer. I don't know how they build their shows.
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I think that's the ultimate sign of a teammate and respect is that they compete against one another so hard at practice that here's a chance to share some knowledge inside. It takes some humility to do that.
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Knowledge does not grow like a tree where you dig a hole, plant your feet, cover them with dirt, and pour water on them daily. Knowledge grows with time, work, and dedicated effort. It cannot come by any other means.
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Upon the bank, she stood In the cool Of spent emotions. She felt, among the leaves, The dew Of old devotions.
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At the age of 12, my parents gave me a chemistry set for Christmas, and experimentation soon became a consuming passion in my life.
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To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.
