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Moreover, all our knowledge of organic remains teaches us, that species have a definite existence, and a centralization in geological time as well as in geographical space, and that no species is repeated in time.

~Edward Forbes

Topics: Definite Existence Geographical Geological Knowledge Moreover Organic Our Remains Repeated Space Species Teaches Time Us Well

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There's certainly nothing lasting and definite about the theater.

~Elaine Stritch

Topics: About Certainly Definite Lasting Nothing Theater

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Being southern and doing bobsled was difficult from the standpoint that I had no idea how to handle the cold and how to dress in the cold, let alone warm up and compete in the cold - so it was a definite shock. I didn't even own a coat when I first started bobsledding!

~Elana Meyers

Topics: Alone Being Coat Cold Compete Definite Difficult Doing Dress Even First Had Handle How Idea No Idea Own Shock Southern Standpoint Started Up Warm

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Sometimes I wonder if we shall ever grow up in our politics and say definite things which mean something, or whether we shall always go on using generalities to which everyone can subscribe, and which mean very little.

~Eleanor Roosevelt

Topics: Always Definite Ever Everyone Go Grow Grow Up Little Mean Our Politics Say Shall Something Sometimes Subscribe Things Up Using Very Whether Which Wonder I Wonder

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The weekend after 'Kimmy' started streaming on Netflix, I did notice a definite difference in people on the street recognizing you. I think that's such a strange thing to happen. It's like, you asked for it, you went and put yourself in the public eye, so don't be surprised people recognize you, but that part can be strange.

~Ellie Kemper

Topics: After Asked Definite Did Difference Eye Happen Like Netflix Notice Part People Public Public Eye Put Recognize Recognizing Started Strange Strange Thing Streaming Street Surprised Thing Think Weekend You Yourself I Think

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The individual can maintain himself in a society definitely organized only through possessing an equally definite mental and moral constitution. This is what the neuropath lacks. His state of disturbance causes him to be constantly taken by surprise by circumstances.

~Emile Durkheim

Topics: Causes Circumstances Constantly Constitution Definite Definitely Disturbance Equally Him Himself His Individual Lacks Maintain Mental Moral Only Organized Possessing Society State Surprise Taken Through

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Science always has its origin in the adaptation of thought to some definite field of experience.

~Ernst Mach

Topics: Adaptation Always Definite Experience Field Origin Science Some Thought

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Literature does not exist in a vacuum. Writers as such have a definite social function exactly proportional to their ability as writers. This is their main use.

~Ezra Pound

Topics: Ability Definite Does Exactly Exist Function Literature Main Proportional Social Use Vacuum Writers

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It has long been known that the chemical atomic weight of hydrogen was greater than one-quarter of that of helium, but so long as fractional weights were general there was no particular need to explain this fact, nor could any definite conclusions be drawn from it.

~Francis William Aston

Topics: Any Atomic Been Chemical Conclusions Could Definite Drawn Explain Fact General Greater Helium Hydrogen Known Long Need Nor Particular Than Weight Weights Were

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Although as a sailor I despised politics - for I loved my sailor's life and still love it today - conditions forced me to take up a definite attitude towards political problems.

~Fritz Sauckel

Topics: Although Attitude Conditions Definite Despised Forced Life Love Loved Me Political Politics Problems Sailor Still Take Today Towards Up

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