"Ask the young. They know everything."

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“All these philosophers are no more than surgeons.”

“In such times, if you want neither to lie nor to wound, you are reduced to being silent.”

“Fortunately, when he lacks reason he also lacks words.”

“Stars more beautiful to the eyes than the telescope that robs them of their illusions.”

“The punishment of those who have loved women too much is to love them forever.”

“Of what must be said and what must not be said. The importance of knowing.”

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— Michael Crichton

Literature1942–2008

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"Scientists are not known for the graces of courtesy and tact when commenting on the work of others."

— Scott L. Montgomery

Science1951

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— Marc Randazza

Law1969

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— David Benatar

Philosophy1966

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