J. Robert Oppenheimer Quotes
There are children playing in the streets who could solve some of my top problems in physics, because they have modes of sensory perception that I lost long ago.
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Sir, I am a republican; and I desire to see this House observe the principles of that democracy which is ever on the lips of its members, and which, I hope, is in their hearts, as I know and feel it is in mine, and mean it shall be in my conduct.
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Music is always there, but if you're asking me my first love, it's film.
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I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
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I was brought up in an environment where my parents expressed their financial concerns in front of their children.
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I have many different sides; I can be the life and soul of the party - or a wallflower.
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Throughout American history many of our social gains and much of our progress toward democracy were made possible by the active intervention of the federal government.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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During my second draft pass on my last book I made 20,000 words happen in a week, which is practically supernatural for me, and it would never have been possible without three nights in a hotel in my own city.
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For me beauty is valued more than anything - the beauty that is manifest in a curved line or in an act of creativity.
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I find Los Angeles to be a place of great physical beauty, in which you have the oceans and the mountains, and there's a vertical sense and a desert light that you can see forever.
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Disease and ill health are caused largely by damage at the molecular and cellular level, yet today's surgical tools are too large to deal with that kind of problem.
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What is the future of the woman's movement? How in the hell do I know? I don't run it.
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Women's propensity to share confidences is universal. We confirm our reality by sharing.
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I'm a rock singer, but I love soul, I love blues, and I love theatrical stuff, too, like theatrical rock like Queen and Meat Loaf.
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I think it'd be great if the evening news broadcast, for instance, were unsponsored and unrated.
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When I was old enough to walk home alone from school, I loved seeing our house from a distance. It sat on the corner of South Muirfield Road and West 4th Street and had this proud, majestic look. But I rarely went through the front door. The back was more dramatic.
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Coming from a smaller place always made things feel more personal, which is really what it's all about.
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I don't like men who blow-dry their hair. If you are a man and you blow-dry your hair, then I don't like you and that's all there is to it.
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I like teff, an Ethiopian grain. It's not so popular in the States yet, but it's really good, almost like a porridge. And I love sushi, but it's not always that healthy, so I don't keep it at home.
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Sex energy is the creative energy of all creative geniuses.
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I feel like it does get busier professionally, but personally, I think I choose how I spend my time more carefully, so it balances it out in that sense.
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In my day job, I worry non-stop about making wise investments for long-term gains.
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There are children playing in the streets who could solve some of my top problems in physics, because they have modes of sensory perception that I lost long ago.
