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Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - December 23, 2024
If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way.
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Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)  
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Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.
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Lewis Carroll (1832 - 1898), Alice in Wonderland  
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Anybody who wants the presidency so much that he'll spend two years organizing and campaigning for it is not to be trusted with the office.
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David Broder  
Would those of you in the cheaper seats clap your hands? And the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewelry.
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John Lennon (1940 - 1980)  
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