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I soon discovered, after I became chairman of the NEH, that, for a number of academics, the truth was not merely irrelevant - it no longer existed. ↗

— Lynne Cheney

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The only way of catching a train I have ever discovered is to miss the train before. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

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Tyrants have not yet discovered any chains that can fetter the mind. ↗

— Charles Caleb Colton

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I discovered something amazing, which has caused a lot of controversy - the fountain of youth. I have to keep it a secret! ↗

— David Copperfield

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We've discovered the secret of life. ↗

— Francis Crick

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It wasn't long before people discovered the final horrors of letting an urchin into Parliament. ↗

— Bernadette Devlin

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I woke in bits, like all children, piecemeal over the years. I discovered myself and the world, and forgot them, and discovered them again. ↗

— Annie Dillard

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I still have a feeling that I haven't written the best that I can write. I think all poets must feel this: that there is constantly something new to be discovered in the language. It's like a thrilling encounter, and you can find things. ↗

— Carol Ann Duffy

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I heard Nirvana, and discovered that songs could be like poetry, but a little bit more refined: you didn't have to have 20 verses to get your point across. ↗

— Justin Townes Earle

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I first discovered my turn of pace when I was playing football as a kid. ↗

— Michael East

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