It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.
ARTHUR CONAN DOYLESkill is fine, and genius is splendid, but the right contacts are more valuable than either.
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Education never ends, It is a series of lessons, with the greatest for the last.
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The most difficult crime to track is the one which is purposeless.
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Life, it turns out, is infinitely more clever and adaptable than anyone had ever supposed.
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I wanted to end the world, but I’ll settle for ending yours.
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My mind rebels at stagnation, give me problems, give me work!
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I get in the dumps at times, and don’t open my mouth for days on end. You must not think I am sulky when I do that. Just let me alone, and I’ll soon be right.
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What one man can invent, another can discover.
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We balance probabilities and choose the most likely. It is the scientific use of the imagination.
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As a rule, the more bizarre a thing is, the less mysterious it proves to be.
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Evil indeed is the man who has not one woman to mourn him.
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His Ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge.
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Healthy scepticism is the basis of all accurate observation.
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There’s a light in a woman’s eyes that speaks louder than words.
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It is a mistake to confound strangeness with mystery.
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I am an omnivorous reader with a strangely retentive memory for trifles.
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