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Think of a hypothesis as a card. A theory is a house made of hypotheses.

— Marilyn vos Savant Proceedings of the Twenty-fifth Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (1991)

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To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.

Courage: the heart and spirit of every woman : reclaiming the forgotten virtue (2001)

A good idea will keep you awake during the morning, but a great idea will keep you awake during the night.

What Type Am I? : Discover Who You Really Are (1998)

The length of your education is less important than its breadth, and the length of your life is less important than its depth.

The Reader's Digest (1992)

What is the essence of America? The essence of America is finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom "to" and freedom "from."

What women want is what men want. They want respect.

Evergreen : A Guide to Writing with Readings (2003)

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