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“There is nothing in the world so dangerous, or so overwhelming as stupidity; perhaps there is no more of it now than there has been at any time, but I do not think the witless of past generations had so much power. The powers of darkness are the powers of misdirected knowledge.”
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“... most people prefer to carry out the kinds of experiments that allow the scientist to feel that he is in full control of the situation rather than surrendering himself to the situation, as one must in studying human beings as they actually live.”
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“The little bit of truth contained in many a lie is what makes them so terrible.”
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“... pragmatist that I am, I always meet necessity with enthusiasm.”
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“She's got this real funny idea about a diet: you don't get fat if no one sees you eating.”
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“Not to be alone — ever — is one of my ideas of hell, and a day when I have had no solitude at all in which 'to catch up with myself' I find mentally, physically and spiritually exhausting.”
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“At its scintillating best, conversation is a social game in which all can join, and at which all can score. It is a game that requires neither courts, links, nor other equipment. It is always in season, and will be popular as long as civilization itself endures.”
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“So she says I can't have catnip any more because it's like a drug. So, like, what's she worried about: I'm not going to do well in school or what?”