Jacques Monod Quotes
I would say that all traditional philosophies up to and including Marxism have tried to derive the 'ought' from the 'is.' My point of view is that this is impossible; this is a farce.
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To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
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God is not something I think about but something I experience as an energy, a Presence. I do find it easier to pray to a female Presence or an androgynous Presence.
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Bondage is - subjection to external influences and internal negative thoughts and attitudes.
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My dad's a doctor, and when I was 8, I went to one of his medical conferences where they were demonstrating laser surgery on a chicken. I was so mad that a chicken had to die, I never ate meat again.
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I like bangers and really testosterone-fueled stuff.
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You possess a potent force that you either use, or misuse, hundreds of times every day.
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News has become entertainment. Once that happens, a whole series of horrific events start to happen, whether it's the lack of dissemination of something that can inform you or something that actually negatively impacts society.
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Any job very well done that has been carried out by a person who is fully dedicated is always a source of inspiration.
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I've never been the type of person to jump up and throw out the album without it being what it's supposed to be.
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On the contrary, I'm a strong believer in the necessity of imperfection coming into the film.
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World War II was a decisive time in our history and June 6, 1944, marked the decisive moment of the war.
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I went to high school in New York City. So, I grew up in New Jersey my whole life, and I was watching all the people and all the kids that I met there become so jaded.
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No one wants to work with a difficult star. I want to be the nice guy.
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Life is not easy in politics.
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The secularists in Turkey haven't underestimated religion, they just made the mistake of believing they could control it with the power of the army alone.
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Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.
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The spiritual reality of the Indian world is very evident, very highly developed. I think it affects the life of every Indian person in one way or another.
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The concept of emergent gameplay is really exciting. That's when players are really crafting their own experience. So if you're clever and creative, you can do things that even developers of the game didn't know were possible.
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Growing up in a group home, and with an undiagnosed learning disability to boot, the odds of success were not on my side. But when I joined the high school football team, I learned the value of discipline, focus, persistence, and teamwork - all skills that have proven vital to my career as a C.E.O. and social entrepreneur.
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Everybody's funny-looking.
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It is important we don't become complacent, do our job and stay professional.
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My efforts to prevent closing of the gold window-working through Connally, Volcker, and Shultz-do not seem to have succeeded. The gold window may have to be closed tomorrow because we now have a government that is incapable, not only of constructive leadership, but of any action at all. What a tragedy for mankind!
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I would say that all traditional philosophies up to and including Marxism have tried to derive the 'ought' from the 'is.' My point of view is that this is impossible; this is a farce.
