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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I have a lot of analog. I think a lot of people do. There are a lot of people that are re-discovering it. I still have a lot of my old records from back in the day. It's a joy to play things like Junior Wells' 'Hoodoo Man Blues,' and John Mayall & The Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton. There's a warmth that you can still feel.
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Why is there such a gap between nonspeaking animals and speaking man, when there is no other such gap in nature?
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My mother is a fighter. After she battled polio and learned to walk again, the doctors told her she would be a cripple her entire life. Instead of accepting defeat, she refused this fate and went on to become the West African Women's Singles tennis champion in college.
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As a kid, I certainly never thought I would get to spend my life doing something fun.
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It infuriates me that stuff from the Internet routinely doesn't include all the credits. Because as soon as I listen to something, if I like it, I want to know, "Who's the bass player?" "Who did that?" "Who's the engineer on this?
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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.
