E. P. Thompson Quotes
I think you will find scientists that think like you in Germany and Britain, and you will find politicians that think like Weinberger. I think the most bellicose ruling group in the Western world at the moment is the British.
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I want to thank the many Missourians who have reached out to me and asked me to consider running for the United States Senate.
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People to whom nothing has ever happened cannot understand the unimportance of events.
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In some sense, what you might have suspected from the first day of high-school chemistry is true: The periodic table is a colossal waste of time. Nine out of every 10 atoms in the universe are hydrogen, the first element and the major constituent of stars. The other 10 percent of all atoms are helium.
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No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.
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Look at Inuit clothing. Their stuff still works better than Cabela's. I've made my own parkas, mukluks, footgear, and it is good to 60 degrees below zero. All I did was copy the patterns that came down from the Inuits.
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My father's name is Dee, so when I was born they named me Katherine Dee and they took the K from Katherine and put it with his name, sort of to give me my dad's namesake. But it's hysterical how often it gets misspelled. I used to be like, 'No one capitalizes my D!'
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The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.
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I'm competitive. I don't like to lose.
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We all have our strengths and our failings.
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We think of the 1950s as an oppressive time in the culture, and indeed it was, but it was also in many ways a more secular moment, and one in which great scientific achievements flourished. I don't want to get too gauzy about this, but there was much more respect for science as a necessary part of society.
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Men are sort of doofuses about sunscreen, and for the most part, women are more inclined to take better care of themselves, but a reminder is always good for everyone.
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Ever since happiness heard your name, it has been running through the streets trying to find you.
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There's a tremendous intellectual fervor among independent filmmakers, and that has to be cultivated.
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One thing any DJ needs in his crate, especially at a barbecue, is a selection of 15-minute-plus jams.
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The older I get, the more I embrace who I am.
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Without troublesome work, no one can have any concrete, full idea of what pure mathematical research is like or of the profusion of insights that can be obtained from it.
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Sufficient for me is that honour which is not seen of men but is felt in the heart, as faithful is He who hath promised and who never lies.
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Our goal is a title. With LeBron, we are in 'win now' mode.
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'Castle' is a guy living in a fantasy world. He's in his imagination, writing these stories of murder.
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I want to sell to people my own age, because that's the way I write songs.
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A lot of writers that I know have told me that the first book you write, you write about your childhood, whether you want to or not. It calls you back.
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There's a harsh reality - nothing lasts forever. You have to be ready to grow, and grow fast.
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I think you will find scientists that think like you in Germany and Britain, and you will find politicians that think like Weinberger. I think the most bellicose ruling group in the Western world at the moment is the British.
