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I find the attempt to find things out, which scientists are possessed by, to be as human as breathing, or feeding, or sex. And so the science has to be in the novels as science and not just as metaphors.

~A. S. Byatt

Topics: Attempt Breathing Feeding Find Human Just Metaphors Novels Out Possessed Science Scientists Sex Things Which

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A man watches his pear tree day after day, impatient for the ripening of the fruit. Let him attempt to force the process, and he may spoil both fruit and tree. But let him patiently wait, and the ripe pear at length falls into his lap.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: After Attempt Both Day Falls Force Fruit He Him His Impatient Lap Length Man May Patiently Process Ripe Spoil Tree Wait Watches

Keywords: Abandon


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It is a great piece of folly to attempt to make anything out of my early life.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Anything Attempt Early Folly Great Life Make Out Piece

Keywords: Abandoned


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In the workplace, many people become helicopter managers, hovering over their employees in a well-intentioned but ill-fated attempt to provide support. These are givers gone awry - people so desperate to help others that they develop a white knight complex and end up causing harm instead.

~Adam Grant

Topics: Attempt Become Causing Complex Desperate Develop Employees End Givers Gone Harm Helicopter Help Help Others Instead Knight Managers Many Others Over People Provide Support Up White Workplace

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Any known attempt at proselyting would be instantly amenable at a criminal tribunal and would probably be punished by the death of the proselyte and the banishment of the missionary. All efforts must be conducted in private and are therefore very limited.

~Adoniram Judson

Topics: Any Attempt Criminal Death Efforts Instantly Known Limited Missionary Must Private Punished Therefore Very Would

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Because of England's lack of social mobility, unless they make truly heroic efforts, writers who are privately educated and then go on to Oxbridge or an institution like the BBC will generally embarrass themselves when they attempt to have a go at working- or lower middle-class characters.

~Adrian Mckinty

Topics: Attempt Because Characters Educated Efforts Embarrass England Generally Go Heroic Institution Lack Like Lower Make Middle-Class Mobility Privately Social Themselves Then Truly Unless Who Will Working Writers Bbc

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It is true that Egypt's attempt at democracy after the 2011 revolution encountered many obstacles in governance and infrastructure.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: After Attempt Democracy Egypt Encountered Governance Infrastructure Many Obstacles Revolution True

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'Family Life' is a blueprint of my life. It was horrible and physically gruesome in a way the book doesn't attempt to capture. It was emotionally very bleak.

~Akhil Sharma

Topics: Attempt Bleak Blueprint Book Capture Emotionally Family Family Life Horrible Life Life Is A My Life Physically Very Way

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Philosophy is an attempt by man to find cause and effect. Religion has the same goal.

~Al Goldstein

Topics: Attempt Cause Effect Find Goal Man Philosophy Religion Same

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My writing always came out of a very personal place, out of an attempt to stay sane.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: Always Attempt Came Out Personal Place Sane Stay Very Writing

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