- Sir Francis Galton
(02/16/1822 – 01/17/1911)
English scientist
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"Well-washed and well-combed domestic pets grow
dull; they miss the stimulus of fleas."
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| "There is no such thing as an underestimate of average intelligence." |
"Education has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading."
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"There's a saying among prospectors: 'Go out
looking for one thing, and that's all you'll ever find.'"
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"His mind was like a Roquefort cheese, so ripe
that it was palpably falling to pieces."
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"Hard work never killed anybody, but why take
a chance?"
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| "What do you give a man who has everything? Penicillin." |
"Getting involved is so, so ... involving."
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"Hollywood is an extraordinary kind of temporary place."
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"The writer in western civilization has become not a voice of his tribe, but of his individuality. This is a very narrow-minded situation."
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"You're just borrowing it. It's like money. You're
going to die, and somebody else is going to get it."
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"For a time, I was living the life of Ernest Hemingway."
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"This taught me a lesson, but I'm not sure what it is."
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| Died 02/15 | Died 02/16 | Died 02/17 | Death Dates |