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“Beliefs do not change facts. Facts, if one is rational, should change beliefs.”
― Ricky Gervais

“You know what they call alternative medicine that's been proved to work? - Medicine.”
― Tim Minchin

“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter. ’tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.”
― Mark Twain, The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain: A Book of Quotations

“Er betrieb die gemischten Gefühle seit langem aus Liebhaberei. Wer sie untersuchen wollte, mußte sie haben. Nur während man sie besaß, konnte man sie beobachten. Man war ein Chirurg, der die eigene Seele aufschnitt.”
― Erich Kästner, Fabian: die Geschichte eines Moralisten

“Remember, when you are dead, you do not know you are dead. It is only painful for others.
The same applies when you are stupid.”
― Ricky Gervais