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Though born in Nova Scotia, I am of almost pure New England descent. ↗

— Simon Newcomb

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Until I was four years old I lived in the house of my paternal grandfather, about two miles from the pretty little village of Wallace, at the mouth of the river of that name. ↗

— Simon Newcomb

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We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy. ↗

— Simon Newcomb

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What we now call school training, the pursuit of fixed studies at stated hours under the constant guidance of a teacher, I could scarcely be said to have enjoyed. ↗

— Simon Newcomb

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When about fifteen I once made a great scandal by taking out my knife in prayer meeting and assaulting a young man who, while I was kneeling down during the prayer, stood above me and squeezed my neck. ↗

— Simon Newcomb

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Whenever a total eclipse of the sun was visible in an accessible region parties were sent out to observe it. ↗

— Simon Newcomb

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So there was a fire inside me. And that fire inside you, it can be turned into a negative form or a positive form. And I gradually realised that I had this fire and that it had to be used in a positive way. ↗

— John Newcombe

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I had started my love affair with Wimbledon. ↗

— John Newcombe

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I wouldn't, a little bit frightened but throughout my life I'd learnt that when you're in the serious situations, you've got to try to stay calm. Because that's the way you get out of them. ↗

— John Newcombe

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This issue is whether or not our government should be infusing religion into (schools). ↗

— Michael Newdow

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