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My best teachers were not the ones who knew all the answers, but those who were deeply excited by questions they couldn't answer.

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Brian Greene
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: February 9
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Cosmology is among the oldest subjects to captivate our species. And it’s no wonder. We’re storytellers, and what could be more grand than the story of creation?
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I believe we owe our young an education that captures the exhilarating drama of science.
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When kids look up to great scientists the way they do to great musicians and actors, civilization will jump to the next level
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