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Every existence above a certain rank has its singular points; the higher the rank the more of them. At these points, influences whose physical magnitude is too small to be taken account of by a finite being may produce results of the greatest importance. ↗

— James C. Maxwell

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From this bestial view that the human mind consists of only sense certainty, pleasure and pain, Locke developed an equally bestial theory of the nation. Man originally existed in a State of Nature of complete liberty. ↗

— Robert Trout

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Love him or hate him, Trump is a man who is certain about what he wants and sets out to get it, no holds barred. Women find his power almost as much of a turn-on as his money. ↗

— Donald Trump

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In strange and uncertain times such as those we are living in, sometimes a reasonable person might despair. But hope is unreasonable and love is greater even than this. May we trust the inexpressible benevolence of the creative impulse. ↗

— Robert Fripp

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If and perhaps.... The language of procrastination and uncertainty. That's just people looking to justify their own lack of action. ↗

— John Flanagan

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As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality. ↗

— Albert Einstein

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But I certainly made mistakes, for which I regret, I think most human beings in their lifetime make mistakes, mine ended up in two years prison - two very remarkable years from which I learnt a lot. ↗

— Jeffrey Archer

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I think some people record songs and make records a certain way to cater to radio. If you're born to make commercial music that's cool. But if you're born to not make commercial records, maybe you're meant to cater to another market. ↗

— Bryan White

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Certainly I'm angry at the way Indians have been treated and continue to be treated. But I don't think it's a helpless emotion. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

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So you can have your program, but you also have to be ready to change it immediately because there are certain kinds of people who like certain kinds of songs and they like - some people want to dance when you come out, some people just want to be intimate with you. So you kind of feel your way through a show. ↗

— Nickolas Ashford

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