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going only part of the way is not the same as going the wrong way
Jostein Gaarder
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Jostein Gaarder
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: August 8
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We are thrown together with a sprinkling of stardust.
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To wonder about life is not something we learn it is something we forget.
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A state that does not educate and train women is like a man who only trains his right arm.
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Athens is like a sluggish horse, and I am the gadfly trying to sting it into life.
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Maybe we can comprehend a flower or an insect, but we can never comprehend ourselves. Even less can we expect to comprehend the universe.
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And although I have seen nothing but black crows in my life, it doesn't mean that there's no such thing as a white crow. Both for a philosopher and for a scientist it can be important not to reject the possibility of finding a white crow. You might almost say that hunting for 'the white crow' is science's principal task.
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The truth is that I feel totally helpless, or totally inconsolable, to be more honest. I’m not trying to hide it, but it’s something you’re not to worry about.
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