Martin Rees Quotes
It is mistaken to claim that global problems will be solved more quickly if only researchers would abandon their quest to understand the universe and knuckle down to work on an agenda of public or political concerns. These are not 'either/or' options - indeed, there is a positive symbiosis between them.
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Incendiary capitalism is carrying its out evil works more dangerously than ever, and is doing so in the increasingly dangerous neighborhood of the powder kegs that are the great European military powers.
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I never thought I would be standing here, married to an All-American guy, living in Oklahoma. What a country.
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We must become more comfortable with probability and uncertainty.
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When I was between 2 and 3 years old, I got to know my first non-human being. The non-human was a cocker spaniel named Baba. We weren't friends, Baba and I, nor enemies. He wasn't my dog. He belonged to the people my mother worked for, and he lived in the house with them and us.
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I bite my nails. I've been chewing on them for years. As long as you don't chew through flesh it's all right.
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Democracy is now going forth on a crusade against imperialism.
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Our guiding principle was that design is neither an intellectual nor a material affair, but simply an integral part of the stuff of life, necessary for everyone in a civilized society.
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My mum was a child minder, but now she fosters. My dad was in the police force, and now he's a private detective.
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I don't think it's good for people to know too much about you. With my favourite bands, I don't want to have the inside track on every single aspect of their personal lives.
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Intellectual Ventures is a company that invests in invention.
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IBM, Microsoft, the profit they made was larger than the top four banks in China put together... But where did the money go?
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The problem with the Iranian regime, of course is, one, its unsettling effects on the Sunnis, particularly Saudi Arabia, and, secondly, its potential threat to Israel.
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I've been making a diary of the daft things people have said during London Fashion Week, and it does wear a little bit thin, everyone comparing my name to Edie Sedgwick.
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When you sample something, you're using the crutch of borrowing chords and melodies from a song that's already great, that's already stood the test of time, that's already special. When you're trying to do it all from scratch, you're writing something brand new that has to stand on its own.
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Health consists of having the same diseases as one's neighbors.
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I think the Supreme Court has not yet caught up to an era in which one keeps one's papers in a cloud, not a castle.
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Admitting the force of these contentions, nevertheless, the custom of meeting together in public assembly for the consideration of the most serious, the most exalted topics of human interest is too vitally precious to be lost.
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As for the depiction of the Catholic church, it's not meant to be a prediction.
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The economic costs of starting your own business can be significant; in fact, most new startup companies fail because of undercapitalization.
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I persevered, sustained, and continued to work hard and finally got my opportunity in Detroit, and I never turned back from that point. That's what made it so sweet to me to win a championship after what I went through. I had to scrap and fight to get through it, and to reach the pinnacle made it even sweeter.
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Most creative work is a process of people passing ideas and inspirations from the past into the future and adding their own creativity along the way.
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I don't think everything is going to get peachy ever. But I think we have to fight for what we believe in.
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Together, we can nurture the talent of the future and bring the empowering force of music and the arts to a new generation.
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It is mistaken to claim that global problems will be solved more quickly if only researchers would abandon their quest to understand the universe and knuckle down to work on an agenda of public or political concerns. These are not 'either/or' options - indeed, there is a positive symbiosis between them.
