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It is man's destiny to ponder on the riddle of existence and, as a byproduct of his wonderment, to create a new life on this earth.
Charles Kettering
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Charles Kettering
Age: 82 †
Born: 1876
Born: August 29
Died: 1958
Died: November 25
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Charles Franklin Kettering
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Action without intelligence is a form of insanity, but intelligence without action is the greatest form of stupidity in the world.
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Do not bring me your successes they weaken me. Bring me your problems they strengthen me.
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This problem, too, will look simple after it is solved.
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In America we can say what we think, and even if we can't think, we can say it anyhow.
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