Sam Harris Quotes
The conflict between religion and science is inherent and (very nearly) zero-sum. The success of science often comes at the expense of religious dogma; the maintenance of religious dogma always comes at the expense of science.
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I see myself as an artist who happens to do cartoons.
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I was always very determined and ambitious, and I knew I would do something that would let me travel and stuff, but I didn't know really know what I would do to get there.
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There is very strong historical data that suggests the way societies grow is by making large, long-term investments.
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I loved being on the set of 'Field of Dreams' because I hung out with the baseball players all day, played cards, flirted with Ray Liotta, and had a ball.
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I love things that people hate. I hate middle-of-the-road stuff. It never really interests me.
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To be honest with you, I've been dying to do a nice indie feature - just something about a regular guy with a big quirk or a big emotional problem. Just something that's a straightforward, classic indie film. It sounds weird, but it's been easier for me to get cast in big tentpole films than the indie community. I'd love to do that.
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I had an ethnic preference, if you will, for the warm weather, coming from Chennai. So I finally said, 'Look, can I move to California?' because every time I come here, it would be in the 70s or 80s, and there would be beautiful blue sky and warm.
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I have never thought of a full-fledged career in Bollywood because boxing has never left my mind. But you never know.
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When you're in the battlefield, survival is all there is. Death is the only great emotion.
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Nothing says, 'I pay attention to detail!' like footwear flattery from a boy.
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I had a passport where I wrote 'artist' under 'occupation' and I remember thinking, 'That's it, it's proved!'
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We may define therapy as a search for value.
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Kids will ask us 'How do you become famous?' It's the wrong question. Focus on the craft, not on the fame.
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I think the first thing you should know is that nobody in country music 'made it' the same way. It's all different. There's no blueprint for success, and sometimes you just have to work at it.
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I finished the recordings I had started with Eleven. Matt Cameron joined for the rest of those sessions.
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I've made club songs, and I've made radio songs, and I've made the car songs.
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Call me crazy - I love elk meat!
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There's something about the darkness that I find unavoidably intoxicating. The knowledge that other people are sleeping and, therefore, unavailable to ruin my solitude, makes me more peaceful than I am during the day.
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gossip ... was like any other commodity in the marketplace. You received it only if you had something of value to give.
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I was always a very good student, 3.98 GPA... But once I found out I only had to take math and science for two years, I didn't take them junior or senior year. And I convinced my high school to give me actual credits for doing professional shows in Minneapolis... as work-study.
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When I was younger, my dad was making a music video for a band in Montreal. I was goofing around and being a ham. An agent was there and she was telling me, 'Hey, do you think you'd want to go out on auditions?' I was like, 'Yeah, what's an audition? Sure, I'll do it.'
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My father is a retired army captain and banking software salesman, and my mother is an English teacher.
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The conflict between religion and science is inherent and (very nearly) zero-sum. The success of science often comes at the expense of religious dogma; the maintenance of religious dogma always comes at the expense of science.
