"There is no turning away from knowledge."

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“We learn only to ask more questions.”

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“I had to grin. Morris was shocked and horrified. I'd shown him a brand new sin.”

“Sex was a game nobody lost.”

“Anyone who says human nature can't be changed is out of his head. To make it stick, he's got to define human nature—and he can't.”

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"And I will tell you, because I was six feet from the TV set, that no one—no one—saw a tit. There was no titty to be seen. I know that's a fact, because I'm a guy that, if there's a titty, I'm the firs…"

— Lewis Black

Entertainment1948

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"... it's pretty obvious if you look at the world, if you take the water out of the ocean, you'll find out there is dirt underneath. You know, these continents are not floating around like lily pads in…"

— Kent Hovind

Education1953

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"Our Republic is itself a strong argument in favor of composite nationality. It is no disparagement to the Americans of English descent to affirm that much of the wealth, leisure, culture, refinement a…"

— Frederick Douglass

Social Activism1818–1895

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"The temple of Somnath was demolished early in my reign and idol worship put down. It is not known what the state of things there is at present. If the idolaters have again taken to the worship of imag…"

— Aurangzeb

Politics1618–1707

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