“Francie thought that all the books in the world were in that library and she had a plan about reading all the books in the world.”
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
“For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.”
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“... there is no shame in not knowing. The problem arises when irrational thought and attendant behavior fill the vacuum left by ignorance.”
― The Sky Is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist
― The Sky Is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist
“It takes a lot of doing to die.”
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
“The only defense against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.”
― Some Thoughts Concerning Education
― Some Thoughts Concerning Education
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