You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs
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Just as you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs, scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have found that you can't make long-term memories without DNA damage and brain inflammation.
From Science Daily
Chipperfield responded to the criticism by saying that change always comes at a cost: “You can’t make an omelet without breaking eggs.”
From New York Times
“You can’t make an omelet without breaking eggs.”
From Washington Post
Supremely unconcerned about the multitudes of people his projects displaced, Moses was a fervent believer in the school of urban renewal that insisted you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.
From Los Angeles Times
The apologists complacently said, “You can’t make an omelet without breaking eggs.”
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