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"Only the curious will learn and only the resolute overcome the obstacles to learning. The Quest Quotient has always interested me more than the Intelligence Quotient."

— Eugene S. Wilson

Education1905

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"I know that my works are a credit to this nation and I dare say they will endure longer than the McCarran Act."

— Arthur Miller

Literature1915–2005

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"The Emperor learnt from a secret news writer of Delhi that in Jaisinghpura Bairagis used to worship idols, and that the Censor on hearing of it had gone there, arrested Sri Krishna Bairagi and taken h…"

— Aurangzeb

Politics1618–1707

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"When you drive a car, when you're the driver, you know what to do. When you go 100 mph in Venezuela, you know what to do. The people in the passenger seat can be scared, but the guy driving the car is…"

— Carlos Zambrano

1984

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