Martin H. Fischer Quotes
Don't despise empiric truth. Lots of things work in practice for which the laboratory has never found proof.
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I've always loved to help people, young people in particular.
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Timidity does not inspire bold acts.
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Its no secret that I've never liked tax credits.
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There are really two kinds of optimism. There's the complacent, Pollyanna optimism that says, 'Don't worry - everything will be just fine,' and that allows one to just lay back and do nothing about the problems around you. Then there's what we call dynamic optimism. That's an optimism based on action.
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It always surprises me when donors who operate successful businesses assume that just building a school structure means that a community now has access to education. When creating a business, does renting an office space now mean that you're producing goods, training staff and generating revenues?
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Despite the obvious benefits, many Americans do not like Texas. Some even say they despise Texas, and make no secret of their feelings.
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For me, with a character, you start with the shoes.
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My opinion, my conviction, gains immensely in strength and sureness the minute a second mind as adopted it.
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I don't care about the quality of the film as a whole, but I loved 'Salt.' I loved it!
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In many films, as many different characters, I've killed many different people.
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We all must support the arts, as it is our culture. It makes us better people. It makes us happy; it gives us empathy and shows us how to live. It is so important.
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If I'm still walking, I am not dead. So I have to still walk and run towards the benefit of Lebanon.
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It's great that people are interested in Mars.
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If Obamacare is so wonderful, why is it that its loudest advocates don't want to be subject to it?
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I love Chicago. It's one of my favorite cities, hands down.
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Creative people are more prone to depression.
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Debate is healthy and no one in this chamber - starting with me - has a monopoly on being right.
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Take heed, then, often to come together to give thanks to God, and show forth His praise. For when you assemble frequently in the same place, the powers of Satan are destroyed, and the destruction at which he aims is prevented by the unity of your faith.
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Japanese tend to put sales and market share first. They make many products with the aim of raising sales. But then profits decline, and companies find themselves falling into debt... I changed the mindset at Canon by getting people to realize that profits come first.
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My world view is that it can all go to hell in an instant, and you have to be ready for it. That's pretty much the central theme running through my work. It's about people's awareness of how uncertain life can be and their trying to guard against that.
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Every time I see something about the Wild West, I'm reminded that our version of history may not be what really happened.
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Men don't and can't live by exchanging articles, but by producing them. They don't live by trade, but by work. Give up that foolish and vain title of Trades Unions; and take that of laborers Unions.
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I concentrate on making everything strong, and you can't do that with just cardio. I strength-train one day - and I'm not talking heavy weights, just a little. I see my trainer one day, next day I take a yoga class or cook. I'm not someone who just opens a pantry and rustles something up.
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Don't despise empiric truth. Lots of things work in practice for which the laboratory has never found proof.
