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Our civilization is not Christian. It does not come from the skies. It is not a result of "inspiration." It is the child of invention, of discovery, of applied knowledge -- that is to say, of science. When man becomes great and grand enough to admit that all have equal rights; when thought is untrammeled; when worship shall consist in doing useful things; when religion means the discharge of obligations to our fellow-men, then, and not until then, will the world be civilized. ↗

— Robert G. Ingersoll

#knowledge #religion #rights #science #society

Later, I realized that the mission had to end in a let-down because the real barrier wasn't in the sky but in our knowledge and experience of supersonic flight. ↗

— Chuck Yeager

#because #end #experience #flight #had

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. ↗

— Vince Lombardi

#between #difference #knowledge #lack #others

Belief and knowledge are considered to be two different things. But they are not. ↗

— Stanley Fish

#considered #different #different things #knowledge #things

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

#definite #existence #geographical #geological #knowledge

If you're asking me to acknowledge that I've gotten older, I can do that. ↗

— Harrison Ford

#asking #gotten #i #i can #me

Climate change was a point of division between Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney. The president declared climate change a global threat, acknowledged that the actions of humanity were deepening the crisis, and pledged to do something about it if elected. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#acknowledged #actions #between #change #climate

It's funny. No matter how hard you try, you can't close your heart forever. And the minute you open it up, you never know what's going to come in. But when it does, you just have to go for it! Because if you don't, there's not point in being here. ↗

— Kirstie Alley

#chances #close #comedic #eternity #existance

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

#best #interest #investment #knowledge #pays

Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay greater ones - with ingratitude. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

#favors #greater #ingratitude #medium #most