David Hilbert Quotes
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I distrust Great Men. They produce a desert of uniformity around them and often a pool of blood too, and I always feel a little man's pleasure when they come a cropper.
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Healthy is in the eye of the beholder.
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Since it is not granted to us to live long, let us transmit to posterity some memorial that we have at least lived.
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I don't like possessions.
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I motivate others by making sure that they understand to go after their dreams and don't let anyone tell you you can't. If you are motivated enough and put the work in that you can achieve anything in life that you set your mind to.
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When you think about those of us that live the life that we want to live, we can thank absolutely and completely our men and women in uniform. Because if it were not for them, we wouldn't enjoy the freedoms that we have.
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It's become a habit to make films where the father is absent. My father impresses me, but the father figure does not.
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Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we, as a people, can be engaged in.
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I have the necessary lack of tact.
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The relationship between violence and nonviolence in this country is interesting. The fact of the matter is, you know, people do respond to riots. The 1968 Housing Act was in large response to riots that broke out after Dr. Martin Luther King was killed. They cited these as an actual inspiration.
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I am a huge wrestling fan. I would say The Rock is my favorite person to watch for obvious reasons.
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If I had Instagram, it would be pictures of my son, who is a cat.
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The other aspect of American identity worth focusing on is the concept of America as a nation of immigrants. That certainly is a partial truth. But it is often assumed to be the total truth.
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The Revolution did not assume a socialist nature because of support from the U.S.S.R.; it was the other way around: support from the U.S.S.R. was produced by the socialist nature of the Cuban Revolution. To such a degree, that when the U.S.S.R. disappears, Cuba keeps on being socialist.
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I started my career with 'Refugee' in Bhuj. Now, it has become a full-fledged city.
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I'm all in favour of grand important speeches, but the president then has to link his sermons to a strategy.
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I'm trying to work, be diverse and multi-talented.
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Here's the thing: 'The Hurt Locker' was an amazing, important film. But did I enjoy it? Of course not. It was very tough to watch and, while gripping, not exactly what you'd call a happy place.
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Social distancing at its best. Wish I was riding this out in the desert, to be honest.
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Because love was not the answer to every question. Because real love meant sacrifice. Sometimes love means letting go.
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To me, nothing is more fascinating or theatrical than real life. These people are in dire situations, where something extreme has happened in their lives.
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I know I'm not some matinee idol, but I think we're sold this bill of goods by the media, which says that only the most beautiful and dashing people can become movie stars. So when someone like me sneaks in, they have to redo the calculations.
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One notable feature is that English doesn't have much of a system for expressing relative social status.
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The infinite! No other question has ever moved so profoundly the spirit of man.
