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It's hard not to be excited when you're going to find a way to land on the moon.


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ALAN BENNETT Children always assume the sexual lives of their parents come to a grinding halt at their conception...
ALAN BENNETT Life is like a box of sardines and we are all looking for the key.
ALAN BENNETT Teachers need to feel they are trusted. They must be allowed some leeway to use their imagination; o...
ALAN BENNETT Closing a public library is child abuse, really, because it hinders child development.
ALAN BENNETT If you keep yourself alive and current, funny is funny.
ALAN KING I have such a stressful job that the only way I can get it out of my mind is by running hard.
ALAN TURING I have had a dream indicating rather clearly that I am on the way to being hetero, though I don'...
ALAN TURING I want a permanent relationship, and I might feel inclined to reject anything which of its nature co...
ALAN TURING Mathematical reasoning may be regarded rather schematically as the exercise of a combination of two ...
ALAN TURING No, I'm not interested in developing a powerful brain. All I'm after is just a mediocre brai...
ALAN TURING