Joan D. Vinge Quotes
The contradictions are what make human behavior so maddening and yet so fascinating, all at the same time.Joan D. Vinge
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Your ability to use the principle of autosuggestion will depend, very largely, upon your capacity to concentrate upon a given desire until that desire becomes a burning obsession.
Napoleon Hill -
Science is an international enterprise where discoveries in one part of the world are useful in other parts.
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan -
If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
Isaac Bashevis Singer -
I'm lucky enough to do what I like for work - not everyone's that fortunate.
Rafael Nadal -
Modern theory is about objects lower than man; even stars, being common things, are lower than man.
Hans Jonas -
The history of business has shown that companies usually only regulate themselves if they're forced to by legislation, or out of self-interest - often in the shape of a marketable message that will help sell more products.
Maelle Gavet
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In passing, also, I would like to say that the first time Adam had a chance he laid the blame on a woman.
Nancy Astor -
The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
Abdullah II of Jordan -
After the second and final time that I got hugely fat in my life and when I lost that weight six or seven years ago, I pretty much decided that I was going to stay in decent shape for the rest of my life.
J. K. Simmons -
To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
La'Porsha Renae -
I have this really high priority on happiness and finding something to be happy about.
Taylor Swift -
I thought of learning cinematography, so I assisted a cinematographer for an ad.
Fatima Sana Shaikh
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I am not interested in producing fiction for Indian television at all, the reason being that I don't understand the medium. I can be a judge or a host; I can do that as an individual. But to produce TV content, you have to know the game.
Karan Johar -
E. Klimov's 'Come and See,' about partisans fighting the Germans in Byelorussia, is the greatest anti-war film ever made.
J. G. Ballard -
I would be happy if people just called me an actor.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui -
The strips about the military do seem to provoke moving and thoughtful responses. It's nice when the strip resonates, but more importantly, I need to know when I'm getting something wrong. The last thing I want to do is contribute to the suffering that wounded warriors already endure.
Garry Trudeau -
Shakespeare lets us see real people undergoing real processes, with real feelings.
Vanessa Redgrave -
For me the rehearsal period is the part I most enjoy. It's the creating of the story.
Damian Lewis
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My goal is to be remembered as a human being and as a great performer.
Bobby Darin -
If Quebeckers want Jean Charest, well, they can choose him. It's never a winning formula to divide Quebeckers.
Pauline Marois -
Listening is being able to be changed by the other person.
Alan Alda -
My first 'SNL' episode was with Michael Phelps and Lil Wayne. And if you go back and watch the monologue - it was supposed to feature Barack Obama, but we couldn't get him - it was with William Shatner. But if you watch it, Guy Fieri is sitting in the front row.
Bobby Moynihan -
Republicans are being counseled to move the party to the left, but in my experience, those who advocate more liberal policies for the GOP are wrongheaded or Democrats, or both.
Liz Cheney -
The contradictions are what make human behavior so maddening and yet so fascinating, all at the same time.
Joan D. Vinge