John GreenKeeping the box closed just keeps you in the dark, not the universe... but failing to open the box doesn't kill the cat.
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The more you do things, the better you get at them. That's why so many people who know how to swim, but never take a lesson, eventually drown. You can't learn something by not doing it. If you don't try and learn how to swim, you'll never know if you can.
Source: Will Grayson, Will Grayson
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