Mark Oliphant Quotes
I worked with him for ten years until he died and it was the most wonderful time of my life.
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I think you have to keep a childlike quality to play music or make a record.
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The first impression that I liked doing was an impression of Cheri Oteri's Barbara Walters impression on 'SNL.' I found that I could mimic that pretty well, and people got a kick out of that.
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As a novelist, I ask of myself only that I tell the truth and that I tell it beautifully.
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Sometimes I like to watch TV, though I never get to watch any of the shows in real time. I'm a fan of 'Downton Abbey,' 'Boardwalk Empire,' and 'Boss.' There's a British series called 'Luther,' but in England, they think a series means four episodes. And I like 'Mad Men.' Otherwise, it's always good to unwind with a book.
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There is total unanimity that the most serious threat facing the United States and Israel is a nuclear-armed Iran.
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There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere.
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Leaders cannot work in a vacuum. They may take on larger, seemingly more important roles in an organization, but this does not exclude them from asking for and using feedback. In fact, a leader arguably needs feedback more so than anyone else. It's what helps a leader respond appropriately to events in pursuit of successful outcomes.
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With Nine Inch Nails, it's all Trent Reznor. So when we get a new record from Nine Inch Nails, it depends on what side of the bed Trent's waking up on and what he's been eating lately and what he's been into. Because he's preparing the whole meal.
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There is no shortage of embarrassing facts about healthcare, and people die every day in the U.S. due to preventable errors - would you fly planes if you knew several of them would drop out of the sky every day?
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I am interested in shows that are not out-and-out gag fests: you see the truth of a broken heart behind them. That is what life is like: it's really funny, you see funny things as soon as you step out of the room, but underneath that is a whole bag of broken hearts. It's that real pain and that real hilarity that makes life so intriguing.
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I've learned to be more accepting of myself. I'm 37, not 18, and I've got the lines to prove it. I try to remind myself that a girl can have it all, just not all at once.
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The wave of the Islamic revolution will soon reach the entire world.
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I don't think being a writer who is religious means you have to write about nothing but religion. When I do write about religion, it's to inform the story, not to push a certain agenda.
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Michael Jackson wanted to be in Men in Black II. He told me he had seen the first Men in Black in Paris and had stayed behind and sat there and wept. I had to explain to him that it was a comedy.
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We love playing music but we're too weird to play music.
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Art and works of art do not make an artist; sense and enthusiasm and instinct do.
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Some people think electronic music is cold, but I think that has more to do with the people listening than the actual music itself.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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I grew up with a bunch of factory workers.
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You the type that be runnin ya mouth. See you on the block wanna run in ya house.
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The Egyptians saw the sun and called him Ra, the Sun God. He rode across the sky in his chariot until it was time to sleep. Copernicus and Galileo proved otherwise, and poor Ra lost his divinity.
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My very first job was selling pop off the back of a wagon. Then I went to work in a timber yard to save up for my bass amp and joined The Smiths.
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Having that Christian base keeps me focused on what I have to do. It keeps me out of the clubs and in the gym.
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I worked with him for ten years until he died and it was the most wonderful time of my life.
