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“Every individual forms his own estimate of himself and that basic estimate goes far toward determining what he becomes. You can do no more than you believe you can. You can be no more than you believe you are. Belief stimulates power within yourself. Have faith in faith. Don't be afraid to trust faith.”

“Faced with the election of a Catholic, our culture is at stake.”

“Optimism is a philosophy based on the belief that basically life is good, that, in the long run, the good in life overbalances the evil.”

“And now we get down to two magic words that tell us how to accomplish just about anything we want to accomplish, two powerful words that can change any situation, two dynamic words that all too few people use. And what are these two amazing words? Do it!”

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“So what are you afraid of? What is holding you back? What is it that stands in your way? Do it!”

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"Over the last 50,000 years, modern humans have been subjected to enormous evolutionary pressures, in part from the consequences of their own social culture. They explored new ranges and climates and d…"

— Nicholas Wade

Literature1942

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"Contrary to earlier prejudices, there is nothing inherently progressive about evolution."

— Richard Dawkins

Science1941

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"In general, human societies are not innovative. They are hierarchical and ritualistic. Suggestions for change are greeted with suspicion: they imply an unpleasant future variation in ritual and hierar…"

— Carl Sagan

Science1934–1996

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— Che Guevara

Politics1928–1967

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