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For many centuries, humans have speculated that there might be planetary systems around other stars and that there could be extraterrestrial life there and even intelligent being. However, those were simply speculations, and now we have evidence for the first part of these ideas.

~George Smoot

Topics: Around Being Centuries Could Even Evidence Extraterrestrial First However Humans Ideas Intelligent Life Many Might Now Other Part Planetary Simply Stars Systems Those Were

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Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes.

~George Soros

Topics: Being Condition Correct Failing Human Human Condition Imperfect Mistakes Once Only Our Realize Shame Understanding Wrong

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The people currently in charge have forgotten the first principle of an open society, namely that we may be wrong and that there has to be free discussion. That it's possible to be opposed to the policies without being unpatriotic.

~George Soros

Topics: Being Charge Currently Discussion First Forgotten Free May Namely Open Open Society Opposed People Policies Possible Principle Society Without Wrong

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Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman.

~George Soros

Topics: Became Before Being Businessman Human Human Being Know Well You

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Proposition 19 already is a winner no matter what happens on election day. The mere fact of its being on the ballot has elevated and legitimized public discourse about marijuana and marijuana policy in ways I could not have imagined a year ago.

~George Soros

Topics: About Ballot Being Could Day Discourse Election Election Day Elevated Fact Happens Imagined Matter Mere Policy Proposition Public Ways Winner Year

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The most important tribute any human being can pay to a poem or a piece of prose he or she really loves is to learn it by heart. Not by brain, by heart; the expression is vital.

~George Steiner

Topics: Any Being Brain Expression He He Or She Heart Human Human Being Important Learn Loves Most Pay Piece Poem Prose Really She The Most Important Tribute Vital

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The audience too should be respected by being presented with a film as they remember it, and for those who have not seen it, as it was intended to be seen. Anything less is a degradation of the film and its audience.

~George Stevens

Topics: Anything Audience Being Degradation Film Intended Less Presented Remember Respected Seen Should Those Too Who

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Nothing is more pleasant for me than to be on location in the country that I love, in any of our western landscapes, being out there with a camp outfit and a film company.

~George Stevens

Topics: Any Being Camp Company Country Film Landscapes Location Love Me More Nothing Our Out Outfit Pleasant Than Western I Love

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I'm always looking for great songs, and not being much of a songwriter, I depend on great songwriters to send them to me. I go through tons of stuff, and sometimes you just find material that kind of fits and becomes something special.

~George Strait

Topics: Always Becomes Being Depend Find Fits Go Great Great Songs Just Kind Looking Material Me Much Send Something Something Special Sometimes Songs Songwriter Songwriters Special Stuff Them Through Tons You

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I remembered some people who lived across the street from our home as we were being taken away. When I was a teenager, I had many after-dinner conversations with my father about our internment. He told me that after we were taken away, they came to our house and took everything. We were literally stripped clean.

~George Takei

Topics: About Across After Away Being Came Clean Conversations Everything Father Had He Home House Internment Literally Lived Many Me Our People Remembered Some Some People Street Stripped Taken Teenager Took Were Who

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