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The discovery of Pluto was a triumph of perseverance and a testament to the power of prediction, even if the prediction was for a different object.

Architecture is the art of building monuments that speak to eternity.

Spherical cows are a good first approximation.

We are but a tiny speck in the vastness of the universe, yet within that speck lies the potential for understanding it all.

The stars are not just points of light; they are individual suns, each with its own story.

The discovery of the satellites of Mars was a matter of pure accident, and not of design.

The knowledge of the true system of the world is the noblest and most useful of all human acquirements.

I dressed him, God cured him.

The physician should not treat the disease but the patient who has the disease.

The most important thing in medicine is to be a good listener. The patient will tell you what's wrong if you just listen.

The body is a machine, but it is a machine that feels.

To be ourselves we must have ourselves – possess, if need be re-possess, our bodies, our thoughts, our feelings.

The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world.

We are not just brains in a jar. We are bodies, and we are social creatures. And our lives are lived in the world, with other people.

The best medicine is love and laughter. The worst side effects are none.

Success is not measured by what you achieve, but by the obstacles you overcome.

The scientist's work is not to prove a theory, but to find out what is true.

It's a lot more fun to be a pediatrician than a surgeon.

I did not think; I investigated.

If the physician is a philosopher, he is the best of physicians.