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The U.S. can still maintain research institutions, such as Caltech, that are the envy of the world, yet it would be hubristic and naive to think that this position is sustainable without investing in science education and basic research.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Basic Education Envy Institutions Investing Maintain Naive Position Research Science Still Sustainable Think Without World Would

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Jesse Stone did more to develop the basic rock-and-roll sound than anybody else.

~Ahmet Ertegun

Topics: Anybody Anybody Else Basic Develop Did Else More Sound Stone Than

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The American experience influenced my understanding of individuality, basic human rights, freedom of expression and the rights and responsibilities of citizens.

~Ai Weiwei

Topics: American American Experience Basic Citizens Experience Expression Freedom Freedom Of Expression Human Human Rights Individuality Influenced Responsibilities Rights Understanding

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The government must give proper weight to both keeping America safe from terrorists and protecting Americans' privacy. But when Americans lack the most basic information about our domestic surveillance programs, they have no way of knowing whether we're getting that balance right. This lack of transparency is a big problem.

~Al Franken

Topics: About America American Balance Basic Big Big Problem Both Domestic Getting Give Government Information Keeping Knowing Lack Most Must Our Privacy Problem Programs Proper Protecting Right Safe Surveillance Terrorists Transparency Way Weight Whether

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The Bush-Cheney administration had betrayed some basic American values. So there was hunger for change.

~Al Gore

Topics: Administration American American Values Basic Betrayed Change Had Hunger Some Values

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I tour Europe a lot. They still have a love and a fascination with the basic thing about music - how it feels and that being the focus. I've got people bringing their kids. And their kids bring their kids. The grandchildren are getting selfies with their Uncle Al.

~Al Jarreau

Topics: About Al Basic Being Bring Bringing Europe Fascination Feels Focus Getting Got Grandchildren How Kids Lot Love Music People Still Thing Tour Uncle

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Punk rock really influenced me, the basic metal bands, Zeppelin, Stones and Floyd, and Southern rock bands. I think I was pretty well-rounded.

~Al Jourgensen

Topics: Bands Basic Floyd Influenced Me Metal Pretty Punk Punk Rock Really Rock Rock Bands Southern Stones Think Well-Rounded Zeppelin I Think

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Work is a way of bringing order to chaos, and there's a basic satisfaction in seeing that we are able to make something a little more coherent by the end of the day.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: Able Basic Bringing Chaos Coherent Day End End Of The Day Little Make More Order Satisfaction Seeing Something Way Work

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Left to their own devices, epidemic diseases tend to follow the same basic process: A virus or bacteria infects a host, who typically becomes sick and in many cases dies. Along the way, the host infects others.

~Alan Huffman

Topics: Along Bacteria Basic Becomes Cases Devices Dies Diseases Epidemic Follow Host Left Many Others Own Process Same Sick Tend Virus Way Who

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I've been a lot of places, and my wife, Denise, she likes a lot of the fancy restaurants. I'm more of a basic eater. I still go into Cracker Barrel. Those are the kind of people who like the kind of music I'm making.

~Alan Jackson

Topics: Barrel Basic Been Eater Fancy Go Kind Like Likes Lot Making More Music People Places Restaurants She Still Those Who Wife

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