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Has there ever been a society which has died of dissent? Several have died of conformity in our lifetime. ↗

— Jacob Bronowski

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Science has nothing to be ashamed of even in the ruins of Nagasaki. The shame is theirs who appeal to other values than the human imaginative values which science has evolved. ↗

— Jacob Bronowski

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The world is made up of people who never quite get into the first team and who just miss the prizes at the flower show. ↗

— Jacob Bronowski

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It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it. ↗

— Charlotte Bronte

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The fear really hits you. That's what you feel first. And then it's the anger and frustration. Part of the problem is how little we understand about the ultimate betrayal of the body when it rebels against itself. ↗

— Charles Bronson

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I know the joy of fishes in the river through my own joy, as I go walking along the same river. ↗

— Zhuangzi

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I wouldn't tell Jill how I felt. I behaved in such a way that was opposite to how I felt. I must have seemed strong to her. I didn't want to bring her down. ↗

— Charles Bronson

#bring #down #felt #her #how

I come from a district where the veterans are not the richest in the country. ↗

— Corrine Brown

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If you would have your son to walk honourably through the world, you must not attempt to clear the stones from his path, but teach him to walk firmly over them - not insist upon leading him by the hand, but let him learn to go alone. ↗

— Anne Bronte

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Give him enough rope and he will hang himself. ↗

— Charlotte Bronte

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