David Gross Quotes
I had set out to disprove quantum field theory - and the opposite occurred! I was shocked.
Quotes to Explore
-
There are recurring elements in popularized fairy tales, such as absent parents, some sort of struggle, a transformation, and a marriage. If you look at a range of stories, you find many stories about marriage, sexual initiation, abandonment. The plots often revolve around what to me seem to be elemental fears and desires.
-
Change is inevitable, and you can't stop that change. You say, 'Wait, stop,' and it just drives right over you.
-
Mostly I built golf courses the way I played golf, which was left-to-right. But I learned very rapidly that people wanted to see more than just the way I played golf and that I had to balance up what I was doing, right-to-left, left-to-right, etc.
-
I was blessed with a gift. It's a gift and a curse. It never ends.
-
I am most attached to my mother, who always travels with me when I am on an outdoor location or abroad. She is my friend, who I share everything with.
-
That's what the sari is about. Everything is covered, yet a peep of an ankle can be a turn on for men.
-
A sudden intimacy occurs when someone does your hair.
-
If you come from Africa with your economic poverty and your cultural riches, and you meet someone like Peter Gabriel or a person from a big record company, and they tell you that what you are doing is marvelous, that makes you feel powerful.
-
It became obvious in 1957 that I was endangering my health by carrying so much weight.
-
I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment.
-
The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.
-
I had studied the violin to a certain amount of success. At some point, I realized that I didn't really like the violin. I was only doing it because I could, and I was good at it, and everyone was encouraging me. But I didn't have a great love for it.
-
People generally let me be me. People are aware that I'm not someone particularly begging for attention. They hold back a bit with me.
-
I don't think I was funny until college. I lived with some Harvard MD/PhD students - they were so smart, and what I contributed to the house was, I was the funny one.
-
With participation in politics so low at the moment I think Christians should ensure their views are represented at all levels and not leave it to others.
-
Hamish is worried about ending up like my parents, who each spend time in their two homes in Bundanoon and Sydney. But that's how their marriage has lasted.
-
We Muslims believe that the white race, which is guilty of having oppressed and exploited and enslaved our people here in America, should and will be the victims of God's divine wrath.
-
There are certain expectations that are put on you as a child actor, but mainly it's just turn up and say your lines with a lot of energy and a cute smile.
-
I've gotten scripts over the years, but I believe it was the stories of 'Moonlight' and 'Hidden Figures' that really touched my heart and aligned with the messages that I felt were extremely important to me.
-
I know well enough in advance that you'll find my paintings perfect. I know that if they are exhibited they'll be a great success, but I couldn't be more indifferent to it since I know they are bad, I'm certain of it.
-
Young people are fascinated with the idea of love, maybe because they haven't experienced it. The older you get, the more jaded you become with this, like, mystical love thing. It's not as exciting because it's not unknown.
-
The most valuable thing I can share is the importance of living in truth. Sometimes, facing those truths can actually be your worst fear.
-
His time is forever, everywhere his place.
-
I had set out to disprove quantum field theory - and the opposite occurred! I was shocked.
