Freeman Dyson Quotes
I don't think of myself predicting things. I'm expressing possibilities. Things that could happen. To a large extent it's a question of how badly people want them to.
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Both World War II and the subsequent Cold War gave America's involvement in world affairs a clear focus. The objectives of foreign policy were relatively easy to define, and they could be imbued with high moral content.
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I have changed so much as an actor over the years.
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The colonel replied that he didn't care how my men had got the job done. He was happy that it had been accomplished. He said that, obviously, no matter how much or how little I knew technically, I was able to get the best out of people I worked with.
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I get really upset seeing my friends who are mums crying because they feel like they're not good enough. Clever, confident, kind young women all going, 'I'm ruining my child's life.'
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The older I get, the more I understand that the only way to say valuable things is to lose your fear of being correct.
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I find myself frequently introducing myself to someone, saying that, you know, I've grown up black and biracial in the United States.
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'All in With Laila Ali' is educational, inspirational, compelling programming profiling individuals that have reached for the sky, pushed themselves to the limit and did things that you would think were impossible.
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I don't know if I'm a tortured soul, but I was born heartbroken. I remember feeling it when I was so young. I was like, 'Mum, it hurts.'
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I always wanted to be the person to whom people looked forward to give opportunities. As opposed to always being the person who wants to work with others and who is always the backup: where it's like, 'If nothing works out then OK, let's get this person.'
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I feel that my fans have cultivated my talent and they continue to nurture me.
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It would almost be sinful to say that I regretted doing 'Charlie's Angels' because it did so much for my career.
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Violence is a tool of the ignorant.
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Well, you know, Thomas Jefferson, who was the author of the Declaration of Independence said he wouldn't have any atheists in his cabinet because atheists wouldn't swear an oath to God. That was Jefferson and we have never had any Muslims in the cabinet.
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Sir Rodin convinced my parents to have me committed; they are all in Paris to arrange it.
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If God hadn't meant for us to eat sugar, he wouldn't have invented dentists.
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Actors should never be important. Only directors should have power and place.
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The cost of living is going up and the chance of living is going down.
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There's no point breaking a lot of crockery unnecessarily.
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What's important is Welsh football and that it progresses.
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The enemy is at the gate. It is a question of life and death.
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I was involved with the landmines before the Princess of Wales, and nobody gave a damn about people losing their limbs. It only became a success when she came along.
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When we met, I never thought in a million years that Will Smith and I would be together.
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I don't think of myself predicting things. I'm expressing possibilities. Things that could happen. To a large extent it's a question of how badly people want them to.
