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It is possible to be a master in false philosophy, easier, in fact, than to be a master in the truth, because a false philosophy can be made as simple and consistent as one pleases. ↗

— George Santayana

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A friend of mine has a house with a basketball court and a pool. The guys go over and play basketball; I lie by the pool and nap in the sun. That defines me. That's consistent with who I am. I don't pretend to play basketball because I wanna feel like one of the guys. I wanna lie in the sun and relax. ↗

— Ryan Seacrest

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Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

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Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out of void, but out of chaos. ↗

— Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

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False riches, consisting of money, houses and lands, acquired by selfish means at cost to others and thereafter used selfishly, are almost always used for the oppression of other persons. ↗

— Joseph Franklin Rutherford

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Fanaticism consists of redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim. ↗

— George Santayana

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I believe in the equality of man; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy. ↗

— Vidal Sassoon

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They know that the column resonates in the community. They know that people like it, and yet they don't have room for one column once week that consistently got it right. ↗

— Robert Scheer

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I think I've earned a certain level of respect, based on my accomplishments and my consistency. ↗

— Curt Schilling

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The mathematical framework of quantum theory has passed countless successful tests and is now universally accepted as a consistent and accurate description of all atomic phenomena. ↗

— Erwin Schrodinger

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