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Constitutions should consist only of general provisions; the reason is that they must necessarily be permanent, and that they cannot calculate for the possible change of things. ↗

— Alexander Hamilton

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Heroes to me are guys that sit in libraries. They absorb knowledge and then the risks they take are calculated on the basis of the courage it took to become replete with knowledge. ↗

— William Hurt

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Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values. ↗

— Warren E. Burger

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Every society, all government, and every kind of civil compact therefore, is or ought to be, calculated for the general good and safety of the community. ↗

— George Mason

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Honestly, I feel like I spent the last 10 years just trying to work, just get my hands on the best material I could. I'd like to say that it was quite calculated and genius, my ability to take one step forward and two steps back. ↗

— Timothy Olyphant

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It's quite complicated and sounds circular, but we've worked out a way of calculate a Web site's importance. ↗

— Larry Page

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Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash. ↗

— George S. Patton

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There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate, upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard. ↗

— George Washington

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A multitude of bees can tell the time of day, calculate the geometry of the sun's position, argue about the best location for the next swarm. Bees do a lot of close observing of other bees; maybe they know what follows stinging and do it anyway. ↗

— Lewis Thomas

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A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his ignorance. ↗

— Gian Carlo Menotti

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