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I believe that the extraordinary should be pursued. But extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

I believe that the extraordinary should be pursued. But extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

Carl Sagan (2011). “Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science”, p.73, Ballantine Books

Woe to him that claims obedience when it is not due; woe to him that refuses it when it is.

Thomas Carlyle (2014). “The Selected Works of Thomas Carlyle”, p.228, Lulu.com

To be an aritst is not to wait for others to define us, but to define ourselves, claim our lives.

Jan Phillips (2012). “Marry Your Muse: Making a Lasting Commitment to Your Creativity”, p.8, Quest Books

My fatherland has always the first claim on me.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1905). “Mozart: The Man and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own Words”

Skepticism is not a position; skepticism is an approach to claims, in the same way that science is not a subject but a method.

Michael Shermer (2002). “Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time”, p.17, Holt Paperbacks

When people claim to know who I am, I can no longer act freely.

Jerzy Kosinski (2007). “The Devil Tree”, p.76, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

Her court was pure, her life serene; God gave her peace; her land reposed; A thousand claims to reverence closed.

Alfred Tennyson Tennyson, Baron, Alfred Lord Tennyson (2014). “Fifty Poems”, p.2, Cambridge University Press