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The philosophers of the Middle Ages demonstrated both that the Earth did not exist and also that it was flat. Today they are still arguing about whether the world exists, but they no longer dispute about whether it is flat. ↗

— Vilhjalmur Stefansson

#ages #also #arguing #both #demonstrated

I must confess, my Spanish is not so good - except I read a little, so I started with the English but then determined that it would have to be in Spanish. ↗

— George Crumb

#determined #english #except #good #i

I was told that I had to give grades to the students, which I wasn't particularly interested in doing. ↗

— Merce Cunningham

#give #grades #had #i #interested

Our common liberty is consecrated by a common sorrow. ↗

— George William Curtis

#consecrated #liberty #our #sorrow

I would like to see the day when somebody would be appointed surgeon somewhere who had no hands, for the operative part is the least part of the work. ↗

— Harvey Cushing

#day #had #hands #i #least

Working with my brother is something that I've always wanted to do. He's one of my best friends. ↗

— Matt Czuchry

#best #brother #friends #i #something

I have seized the light. I have arrested its flight. ↗

— Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre

#flight #i #light #seized

I'm not interested in a film about golf but I am interested in golf as a metaphor. ↗

— Robert Redford

#am #film #golf #i #i am

But I've always attracted attention, it's true, ever since I was very young. ↗