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Destiny

"The drive to explore and learn -- to learn about the physical world and the inner self -- is a basic human trait. Without exploration and risk, and without facing the problems that come with risk, cultures are doomed to secondary status. Societies atrophy. We have to fight that tendency all the time."

Photo: NASA/Getty Images

Dec 07, 1972
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