Fred Kavli Quotes
Physics is the most basic part of science and, of course, math. It gives you insight into everything - a foundation, I should say, to understand nature and the universe.
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Each of us becomes a new person as we re-describe the past.
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'Punk' doesn't mean Mohawks and safety pins. It's about not conforming.
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Everything begins with an idea.
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I will be conquered; I will not capitulate.
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When you read a comic book, there's a space between what's happening on the panel and what you have to literally see in your mind. That's not true of movies, where you see everything.
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For me, one of the privileges of being a writer is to poke your nose around and learn about worlds you don't know.
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I'm very involved with kids because after being a teacher for seven years, I just can't stop loving the kids. I am a teacher forever.
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I've tried my hardest to bribe my chef, but my team have been clever and hired someone who not only is not bribeable but who chases me round the house and makes sure I eat what he's cooked, and he lays out my vitamin pills and supplements in front of me so I can't 'forget' to take them.
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My wife attends a Presbyterian church.
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It's sort of like, our bodies are designed to keep moving, and when we don't move it, we're not going to feel great.
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I don't really care how I am remembered as long as I bring happiness and joy to people.
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I try to play my game and that's being emotional because I'm that kind of guy.
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The only way to have a friend is to be one.
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The strength of the vampire is that people will not believe in him.
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Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you have little time to criticize others.
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I knew you had to go in and audition and maybe they'd hire you, and that's where you start. I had a good understanding about press: that it's the actor's responsibility to publicize his or her films.
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I'm not a politician and don't want any part of politics.
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Admiration takes on a whole new level when you appreciate just how complex it is to run a modern business.
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Ever since I was a little kid, I was competitive.
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I'd done my time in corporate America, from McDonald's making shakes to Morgan Stanley making deals and, yet, I felt awfully constrained by the uniform - not just my clothes, but how I felt I needed to conform - that a traditional job required me to wear.
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You must understand the feeling of originating as opposed to imitating.
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Both knowledge and wisdom extend man's reach. Knowledge led to computers, wisdom to chopsticks.
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Like most kids, I grew up singing 'This Land Is Your Land' in grammar school, but with the most radical verses neatly removed. This was before I knew it was a Woody Guthrie song.
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Physics is the most basic part of science and, of course, math. It gives you insight into everything - a foundation, I should say, to understand nature and the universe.
