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I think it is a mistake to judge science by Nobel Prizes.

— Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Nobel Prize winning Structural Biologist

That rifle on the wall of the labourer’s cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there.

— George Orwell, English Novelist

Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.

— Socrates, Greek Philosopher 

I think that we must find some way to get more common sense, more rationality, in our decisions and less emotion.

— David Packard, Co- founder of HP

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.

— Ernest Hemingway, American Novelist

During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.

— George Orwell, English Novelist

Give me 6 hours to chop a tree, I will spend the first 4 sharpening my axe.

— Abraham Lincoln, Former US President

The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.

— Ayn Rand, Russian-American Novelist

What, therefore, is a government at its best? It is a government that “governs” least and instead finds ways to mobilise the energies of our people.

— Vikram Sarabhai, Indian Scientist

Man once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without rudder, is the sport of every wind.

— Thomas Jefferson, Former US President
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