Sam Kean Quotes
Scientists have continued to tinker with different elements and have learned new ways to store and deliver energy.
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Honestly speaking, I don't like my films. When I watch them, I see a lot of scope for improvement, so if I were to see any of my films, like 'Dhoom,' I might say... 'It would have been better if...' or 'had it been...' and this is all about evolving.
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Unsettling signs of al Qaeda's aims and skills in cyberspace have led some government experts to conclude that terrorists are at the threshold of using the Internet as a direct instrument of bloodshed.
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Think and grow rich.
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I think God gave us senses of humor, and we should use them.
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I want to thank all the women who have worn my clothes, the famous and the unknown, who have been so faithful to me and given me so much joy.
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Writers have to be very careful and discerning because so much of the machine is out of their control.
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Writing is not a matter of choice. Writers have to write. It is somehow in their temperament, in the blood, in tradition.
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You can't be preachy - kids are allergic to messages.
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Women view men like houses. They look for fixer-uppers.
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I always try to start my weekend by running on the beach, which is great fun here in Barcelona.
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Just to know that someone who's 15 years old is listening to my music and the work that I've done - it's definitely a blessing.
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Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
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My resume, my career, and my legacy in this sport means more to me then collecting some checks.
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Of the great entrepreneurs of this era, people will have forgotten Steve Jobs.
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My views are very fluctuating. I have very contradictory takes on the subject. Dating is easier, while marriage is hard work. You see your friends having early divorces, and on the other hand, you see your parents having a successful marriage.
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I never set out to do this - getting to No. 1 in the 'New York Times' bestseller list wasn't even a pipedream.
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The whole purpose of life is to make yourself happy.
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Being ready isn't enough; you have to be prepared for a promotion or any other significant change.
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I have more than 100 honorary Ph.D.s.
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The great majority of Baghdad is a slum - a lot of it's new, but it's still slum. It's usually this concrete-block, one-room design with a door and a window, arranged one-up, one-down, often with a shop with nothing in it on the first floor, and then a one-room apartment above it. There's street after street after street of that stuff.
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If you are interested in writing, get out and live your life! Do a lot. See a lot. Keep your eyes and ears open. Pay attention to the different ways people speak. Read lots of different kinds of books. And then try writing in different voices and styles - don't be afraid to experiment.
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Canadians can get Parliament working again. Here's how to do that: elect more New Democrats.
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It sucks to be the runner-up because I've been the runner-up for a long time in my career. I would get so close and then lose a huge movie and sometimes it's one kid who beats you out for three different movies. It's so frustrating at the time, but what's so great is the lesson you take from that, which is, 'I've got to get better.'
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Scientists have continued to tinker with different elements and have learned new ways to store and deliver energy.
