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The public conviction that a railroad linking the West and the East was an absolute necessity became so pronounced after the gold discoveries of '49 that Congress passed an act in 1853 providing for a survey of several lines from the Mississippi to the Pacific. ↗

— John Moody

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I can say that I never knew what joy was like until I gave up pursuing happiness, or cared to live until I chose to die. For these two discoveries I am beholden to Jesus. ↗

— Malcolm Muggeridge

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All great discoveries are made by men whose feelings run ahead of their thinking. ↗

— Charles Henry Parkhurst

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Gold and silver are no doubt subject to fluctuations, from the discovery of new and more abundant mines; but such discoveries are rare, and their effects, though powerful, are limited to periods of comparatively short duration. ↗

— David Ricardo

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It is obvious that anything a scientist discovers or invents is based on previous discoveries and inventions. The same applies to the arts. ↗

— Lukas Foss

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All human discoveries seem to be made only for the purpose of confirming more strongly the truths come from on high, and contained in the sacred writings. ↗

— William Herschel

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At some point, the time will have passed when individuals are capable of major discoveries. ↗

— Rolf-Dieter Heuer

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The light that radiates from the great novels time can never dim, for human existence is perpetually being forgotten by man and thus the novelists' discoveries, however old they may be, will never cease to astonish. ↗

— Milan Kundera

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I don't know where I'm going to be in three years. Because I have the feeling that the future is so full of possibilities, to stop being an actress, to do something else... for me, the future is just a huge bunch of discoveries. ↗

— Audrey Tautou

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Nothing can be compared to the new life that the discovery of another country provides for a thoughtful person. Although I am still the same I believe to have changed to the bones. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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