Yves Chauvin Quotes
There is no difference between fundamental research and applied research. Although this is my view, based on personal taste and the areas I have worked in, it is not necessarily true for others.
Quotes to Explore
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Knowledge is knowing that we cannot know.
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We are living in difficult times. There are a lot of people out of work - am I going to stand there and whinge? No, because I am lucky to have such a wonderful job.
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For everybody that does something bad there's gotta be someone that does something good.
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This quality, I mean Geoffrey was with me, was very easy doing - he loved me very much, I loved him very much, and we understood each other so well that it was a pleasure to make music.
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I think we are living in paradise with regards to the ways we can amuse ourselves, communicate. We have such a richness of possibilities.
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I think the media world is adjusting to the digital age.
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My little son, Atticus, desperately needs his dad and I haven't been there for him... and that's sad.
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And it just made me realize again because I have know it for some time, that you never get comfortable in this. No matter who you are. No matter who... how successful you are.
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I think I'm the kind of person who would be very difficult to employ - I'm pretty annoying, but driven.
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I loved to sing in family parties, for my friends and family. That's how I discovered my talent.
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It hasn't really made it easier getting film work. It's not like I can call up a studio or a producer and say - insert haughty voice here - 'It's Parker. I guess you might know me as the indie queen. I'm wondering if you have any projects for me to be in.'
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I'd like to be an actress when I'm older. I sometimes do improv. I used to do it with my dad.
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I'm a very private person. My life story isn't for everybody.
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I was born in Iran, which has a predominantly Muslim population, and I have relatives who are devout Muslims, so I know what it means to be judged based on your appearance and what you're wearing. But your ethnicity and your clothing do not define who you are.
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I have been very strongly advocating that poverty must not be used as an excuse to continue child labour. It perpetuates poverty. If children are deprived of education, they remain poor.
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OK, I've been very wild, but I've never really been the sort of person who goes that crazy!
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My whole life, I've always had to be surrounded by creative things. I find it relaxing to be in touch with creations by other people.
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Fashion's about extravagance, and everyone needs a bit of that.
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Liberation of the seer is the result of the dissassociation of the seer and the seen.
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Gritty people train at the edge of their comfort zone. They zero in on one narrow aspect of their performance and set a stretch goal to improve it.
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Ce qu'il y a d'enivrant dans le mauvais goût, c'est le plaisir aristocratique de déplaire.
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Coming of age as a young queer man of color, it was a rarity to see any reflections of myself portrayed in mainstream media. Turning on the television or going to the movies was an escape into the imagination, yet it did not allow me a place of true connection to what I was viewing on the screen in front of me.
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True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.
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There is no difference between fundamental research and applied research. Although this is my view, based on personal taste and the areas I have worked in, it is not necessarily true for others.
