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Some kinds of nails, such as those used for defending the soles of coarse shoes, called hobnails, require a particular form of the head, which is made by the stroke of a die. ↗

— Charles Babbage

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The proportion between the velocity with which men or animals move, and the weights they carry, is a matter of considerable importance, particularly in military affairs. ↗

— Charles Babbage

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To those who have chosen the profession of medicine, a knowledge of chemistry, and of some branches of natural history, and, indeed, of several other departments of science, affords useful assistance. ↗

— Charles Babbage

#assistance #branches #chemistry #chosen #departments

I really have a great deal of humility in that department, and a great deal of respect for people who spend their lives learning how to make these amazing preparations. ↗

— Ted Allen

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My tenure in the Senate was really as an independent and whichever, regardless of party label. ↗

— Arlen Specter

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If the parties get too close together they lose their identities, if they get too far apart you're not going to get a whole lot done because you almost always need to have some folks on the other side of the aisle to accomplish anything. ↗

— Tom Allen

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The blues is the foundation, and it's got to carry the top. The other part of the scene, the rock 'n' roll and the jazz, are the walls of the blues. ↗

— Luther Allison

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You can unite behind a candidate and a vision for America without rejecting another candidate and their vision, because in real life, opposed to party politics, we Democrats are on the same side. ↗

— Joe Andrew

#another #because #behind #candidate #democrats

Marriage is not a noun; it's a verb. It isn't something you get. It's something you do. It's the way you love your partner every day. ↗

— Barbara de Angelis

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I shall participate, I shall contribute, and in so doing, I will be the gainer. ↗

— Walter Annenberg

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