Martin Ryle Quotes
During the war years I worked on the development of radar and other radio systems for the R.A.F. and, though gaining much in engineering experience and in understanding people, rapidly forgot most of the physics I had learned.
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As for my diet, I try to eat lean, clean and healthy - nothing too surprising. And I avoid too much meat or dairy because they slow you down.
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Soon I knew the craft of experimental physics was beyond me - it was the sublime quality of patience - patience in accumulating data, patience with recalcitrant equipment - which I sadly lacked.
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I inherited some Chanel pieces from my mother. I've worn Prada - absolutely. Wonderful designers are inspiring. I also love designers not known. I love a lot of vintage pieces. I am pretty minimal, pretty classic.
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I don't know how to ground myself without the other actor present.
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All of the characters in my films, they share one commonality. It doesn't matter whether they are good or bad, it doesn't matter whether they are smart or stupid, these characters all take responsibility for their own behavior. I'm much the same.
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Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.
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Our country does not believe in the concept of your God and my God. We believe that all gods are one. We have different ways of accepting Him. All ways lead to Him.
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We always had money problems. Sometimes I would lie awake at night wondering how to pay the rent.
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I happen to be the kind of reader who, if I like something, I don't want it to end.
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Sainthood is acceptable only in saints.
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Awards are so unnecessary because I think we get so much out of our work just by doing it. The work is a reward in itself.
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Fighting is easy to understand. You just hit the guy as hard as you can.
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I see Baccarat in major gateway cities like Paris, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong and exotic resort locations.
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I retreat to my cave in a very male fashion.
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If it feels right and I'm not going against any energy in myself or the situation, there would be no limit.
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Character development is what I value most as a reader of fiction. If an author can manage to create the sort of characters who feel fully real, who I find myself worrying about while I'm walking through the grocery store aisles a week later, that to me is as close to perfection as it gets.
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I'm interested in fashion; I buy fairly good pieces, and I think as I've gotten older, I've pared down a lot.
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One of the big ways in which I felt my own writing life shaped by recovery had to do with my relationship to other people's stories. And one of the things I loved most about recovery was the way in which, in meetings and through fellowship, you are constantly kind of paying attention to lives outside of your own.
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It is conceivable that at some point a truly united and powerful European Union could become a global political rival to the United States.
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I don't want to sound too worthy here, but I want to do something that honestly contributes something positive to society.
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Character and emotionality don't always have to be relegated to quieter, more simple constructs.
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Joe Gibbs helped define what the Washington Redskins stand for - integrity, hard work, determination, winning and championships.
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During the war years I worked on the development of radar and other radio systems for the R.A.F. and, though gaining much in engineering experience and in understanding people, rapidly forgot most of the physics I had learned.
