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To me, being an intellectual doesn't mean knowing about intellectual issues it means taking pleasure in them.

Jacob Bronowski

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Jacob Bronowski
Age: 66 †
Born: 1908
Born: January 18
Died: 1974
Died: August 22
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Every judgment in science stands on the edge of error, and is personal.
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