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We're On This Planet For The Briefest Of Moments In Cosmic Terms, And I Want To Spend That Time Thinking About What I Consider The Deepest Questions.
-Brian Greene
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Brian Greene
We're On This Planet For The Briefest Of Moments In Cosmic Terms, And I Want To Spend That Time Thinking About What I Consider The Deepest Questions.
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