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" The doctor who diagnosed me with ALS, or motor neuron disease, told me that it would kill me in two or three years. "

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" Many people find the universe confusing - it's not. "

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" In my school, the brightest boys did math and physics, the less bright did physics and chemistry, and the least bright did biology. I wanted to do math and physics, but my father made me do chemistry because he thought there would be no jobs for mathematicians. "

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" My wife and I love each other very much. "

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