From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.
Tom Stoppard
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On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain: either you will reach a point higher up today, or you will be training your powers so that you will be able to climb higher tomorrow. -
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- Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.
- I think age is a very high price to pay for maturity.
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- It is not hard to understand modern art. If it hangs on a wall it's a painting, and if you can walk around it it's a sculpture.