Mark Oliphant Quotes
Going after the unknown is always fascinating, I think. It becomes part of your life, this desire to know.
Quotes to Explore
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People desire power. I don't know why they want it so. It seems to me it implies a hugely superior intellect which separates them from most of the populace.
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We're supposed to be an example of freedom, and if we are doing things that are injustice to people, then what is our statement?
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Unbeing dead isn't being alive.
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I love life and nothing intimidates me anymore.
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In life, sometimes you just lose.
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I've run my whole life - for more than exercise, for mental health.
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Yes, I believe the will is very important. It's how I have succeeded in life.
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In this world, you can choose to be positive, or you can choose to be negative. You can choose to see things through a set of eyes that sees good, or you can choose to see things in life that aren't so good.
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Where was Paris Hilton a year ago? She's a fabulous character to write about.
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I never had any social life, just played the piano and studied, studied, studied.
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Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.
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Where there is love there is life.
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One must choose in life between boredom and suffering.
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My mother taught me that to maximize your philanthropic potential, you need to constantly challenge your capabilities and put yourself in situations that are not always comfortable. Through her example, I discovered that there is no more beautiful way to live a life than to live a life of service.
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I just have a lot of respect for Terry and his family. He played without a mask, and his life was tragically ended. And it just means a lot to me to be up there with him and the other greats that have played that long.
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What I have learned is that designers are willing to tell the world that they are here to empower women from all different backgrounds and different walks of life.
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India profoundly changed my outlook on life because you see how people can be content and very happy with little or even no possessions. It's the reverse of the West.
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Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
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I never wanted a life of having a nice house, driving around, settling down.
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So much of the physical world has been explored. But the deluge of data I get to investigate really lets me chart new territory. Genetic data from people living today forms an archaeological record of what happened to their ancestors 10,000 years ago.
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People are possibly not spelling 'Leicester' correctly everywhere round the globe, but they are at least saying it correctly now.
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There is no aphrodisiac like innocence.
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I have had a career in public service.
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Going after the unknown is always fascinating, I think. It becomes part of your life, this desire to know.
