"Good news travels slowly but arrives in the end, thank goodness. Bad news always arrives a day too soon."

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“It's a useful habit to never believe more than half of what people tell you, and not to concern yourself with the rest. Rather keep your mind free and your path your own.”

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“You should deny facts if they're inconvenient.”

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Science1947–1985

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Music1891–1953

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