Sam Kean Quotes
Atoms of Element 118 fill an outer shell with electrons, creating a special type of element called a noble gas. Noble gases are natural turning points on the table, ending one row and pointing to the next.
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The dinner table is a lively debate, and everybody weighs in in a different way. I like that, though.
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There are a tremendous amount of environmental issues that are on the table.
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I do hold very strongly that tea is better in England. There's something in the milk. They must have special cows.
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Something like 'The Matrix' would be ideal, something where it's super agents and wire work and special effects - not necessarily running from bombs and shooting people. Something more sleek, like an assassin.
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I will say that a lot of songs that I've written are from my own personal experiences which are special to me.
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I have no special strategy. I can just wait to see what my opponent offers.
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Dining rooms are really all about the table and the chairs.
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I will only do a Hollywood film when there is something special offered to me.
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I was bringing the whole music, hip-hop, art, break dancing and urban cultural thing to the downtown table.
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When I was young in L.A. and I couldn't get into clubs or restaurants, I would call imitating celebrities and get a table, and it would work often. I was either Stallone or Mickey Rourke: 'This is Sly. I may be late, but my buddy Hank will be there early.'
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Republicans in Congress boosted the economy by cutting taxes and ending programs that don't work.
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Beyonce is very special. I think the super-pop thing that supposedly died with Michael Jackson is still there with her.
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Just about every therapist or counselor or social worker is practiced in dealing with people going through failing relationships, ending them, and confronting issues of custody and support.
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On many occasions, an informal buffet and casual seating offer a little more intimacy than a loud gathering around a big table.
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Webster and I are very aloof. The two of us go and sit there by ourselves. I sit by myself in the corner with my book and the newspaper. He kind of runs around a little bit, and then he goes and sits on top of the picnic table. He never plays with other little dogs.
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There'll be a special place in hell for the tape back-up people.
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I'm a comedian who happens to be Latino. What's the difference? The difference is, my special will air on Comedy Central, not Telemundo.
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Men who betray women also betray other men. Women shouldn't feel so special.
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You've got to make your own kind of music, sing your own special song, make your own kind of music, even if nobody else sings along.
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There are works of literature whose influence is strong but indirect because it is mediated through the whole of the culture rather than immediately through imitation. Wordsworth is the case that comes to mind.
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Yes, my tiara sets off the whole thing nicely," said Auntie Muriel in a rather carrying whisper. "But I must say, Ginevra's dress is far too low-cut." Ginny glanced round, grinning, winked at Harry, then quickly faced the front again.
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We must not let the actions or words of others determine our responses. Magnanimous people make the choice to respond to the indignities of others based upon their own principles and their own value system rather than their moods or anger.
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Atoms of Element 118 fill an outer shell with electrons, creating a special type of element called a noble gas. Noble gases are natural turning points on the table, ending one row and pointing to the next.
