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Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish. ↗

— Julius Caesar

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Therefore, when I considered this carefully, the contempt which I had to fear because of the novelty and apparent absurdity of my view, nearly induced me to abandon utterly the work I had begun. ↗

— Nicolaus Copernicus

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It may be, however, that I am too much wedded to my own views in the matter, and as I have spent nearly eight years of the hardest work of my life in this department, I respectfully request that I may now be relieved from its command. ↗

— George Crook

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The fact that life evolved out of nearly nothing, some 10 billion years after the universe evolved out of literally nothing, is a fact so staggering that I would be mad to attempt words to do it justice. ↗

— Richard Dawkins

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My first holiday to San Francisco in 1998-99 was supposed to be a two-week vacation but I ended up staying five weeks and nearly didn't come home. ↗

— Johnny Vegas

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It is a common enough case, that of a man being suddenly captivated by a woman nearly the opposite of his ideal. ↗

— George Eliot

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There are certain sounds that I've found work well in nearly any context. Their function is not so much musical as spatial: they define the edges of the territory of the music. ↗

— Brian Eno

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Nearly all of the advances in structural and aesthetic innovation is coming from abroad. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

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The world will step aside for nearly anyone who has the courage of his of her opinions. ↗

— George Weinberg

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I've started to show the consistency in majors I had in regular tournaments back in 1998-2000 when I was contending nearly every week. ↗

— Lee Westwood

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