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Sentence #3524432

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carlosalberto carlosalberto September 28, 2014 September 28, 2014 at 8:44:42 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

I copyed it from:

http://izquotes.com/author/stephen-hawking/2

AlanF_US AlanF_US April 25, 2025 April 25, 2025 at 5:29:35 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination, we learned to talk.
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Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination. We learned to talk.

Actually, he said "We learned to talk and we learned to listen", but given the large number of linked sentences that would have to be modified, changing it probably doesn't make sense.

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For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination, we learned to talk.

added by carlosalberto, September 28, 2014

For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination, we learned to talk.

edited by carlosalberto, September 28, 2014

For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination, we learned to talk.

edited by carlosalberto, September 29, 2014

For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination. We learned to talk.

edited by carlosalberto, April 26, 2025