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The rate of progress is so rapid that what one learns at school or university is always a bit out of date. Only a few people can keep up with the rapidly advancing frontier of knowledge, and they have to devote their whole time to it and specialize in a small area. The rest of the population has little idea of the advances that are being made or the excitement they are generating.
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Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge.
Scientific discovery may not be better than sex, but the satisfaction lasts longer.
A snooze button is a poor substitute for no alarm clock at all.
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