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The wealth of nations is m... RICHARD HOVEY The relationship between a Russian and a bottle of vodka is almost mystical. RICHARD OWEN Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual sense of wonder in the face of som... RICHARD POWERS I do not have a brain that I long for in dealing with matters of which I am ignorant - that don'... RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH We all recall what is or was important to us and are astonished when it slips other people's min... RICHARD CORLISS A home movie of a fictional home life, an epic assembled from vignettes, 'Boyhood' shimmers ... RICHARD CORLISS Here is a truth that most teachers will not tell you, even if they know it: Good training is a conti... RICHARD MITCHELL