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		Typically, I spend a lot of time - mostly in the morning - kind of drifting, reading, walking down along the river, looking at photographs, or even driving around. Then, if I'm lucky, I get to work in the early afternoon, one way or another.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				David Means 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		The conclusion that I have come to is that actually, no religion, whether it's Islam, Christianity or any idea based on scripture or texts, is a religion of 'anything,' really. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Maajid Nawaz 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I don't mind you thinking I'm stupid, but don't talk to me like I'm stupid. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Harlan Ellison 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Sometimes I'd like to play the bad guy and sometimes I'd like to die in a movie. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Jackie Chan 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I am a massive fan of early electronica like Steve Reich, Pat Metheny and Thomas Dolby. I used to be a big raver, too, so anything dance. I love ambient music like Tunng. I love acoustic and classical, too. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Kate Fleetwood 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I'm a little angry in life. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Vincent Cassel 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		You shouldn't try to manufacture progress. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Sam Altman 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment. When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees on my equipment. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				C. V. Raman 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		If someone asked what kind of music I play, I wouldn't say I'm a folk singer; however, if folk music means music for the people, and playing music to entertain them and share different messages, then sure, I'd like to think that I'm part folk singer. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Langhorne Slim 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		There is no more respected or influential forum in the field of journalism than the New York Times. I look forward, with great anticipation, to contributing to its op-ed page. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Ted Koppel 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		What we want to do is put a price on greenhouse gases. Because if they're more expensive, businesses will find a way to be more efficient or switch to solar or hydro or wind power. So that will reduce emissions. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Ramez Naam 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Embrace the grease, if any, and look fresh and human. I like to look like a glazed doughnut. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Paloma Elsesser 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The easiest way around the bases is with one swing of the bat. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Earl Weaver 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
		
	
	
	
	
		There can be an energy in a populist campaign that isn't always in the best interest of the party. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				John Hickenlooper 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Be more concerned about what's right rather than who's right. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Brian Tracy 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		That is a long word: forever! 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Georg Buchner 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Proust's 'In Search of Lost Time,' especially 'Time Regained,' made me think differently about what the novel is and can do. Then I forgot about it, then reread it and remembered again. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Elif Batuman 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I definitely play some games, like Nintendo D.S. or the Wii, and some computer games. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Luis von Ahn 
			 
		 
	
	
	 
	
	
	
	
		Typically, I spend a lot of time - mostly in the morning - kind of drifting, reading, walking down along the river, looking at photographs, or even driving around. Then, if I'm lucky, I get to work in the early afternoon, one way or another. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				David Means