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“Even scientific knowledge, if there is anything to it, is not a random observation of random objects; for the critical objectivity of significant knowledge is attained as a practice only philosophically in inner action.”
“The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable rock or hunk of coral to cling to and make its home for life. For this task, it has a rudimentary nervous system. When it finds its spot and takes root, it doesn't need its brain anymore so it eats it!”
| Robert T. Bakker, Scientist (1945) |
| Joseph Barbera, Cartoonist (1911) |
| Joel Barlow, Poet (1754) |
| Thomas Dewey, Politician (1902) |
| R. Lee Ermey, Soldier (1944) |
| Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Poet (1919) |
| Dario Fo, Playwright (1926) |
| Alyson Hannigan, Actress (1974) |
| John Harrison, Inventor (1693) |
| David Irving, Author (1938) |
| Alexander Alekhine, Celebrity (1946) |
| Walter Bagehot, Author (1877) |
| John Harrison, Inventor (1776) |
| Arne Jacobsen, Architect (1971) |