Jacques Monod Quotes
What I have tried to show is that the scientific attitude implies what I call the postulate of objectivity - that is to say, the fundamental postulate that there is no plan, that there is no intention in the universe.
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The student will try to defy the master. Always.
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And our dreams are who we are.
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Solange's new album, 'A Seat at the Table', is so many things at once: an antidote to hate, a celebration of blackness, an expression of the right to feel it all. After a move to Louisiana and period of self-reflection, the artist joined forces with a range of collaborators to put her new discoveries to music.
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Science progresses best when observations force us to alter our preconceptions.
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Whenever I'm in Des Moines, I always make a trip to Manhattan Deli for a sandwich. I spent a lot of time there when I was going to college at Drake, so it's usually my one 'go-to' food stop when I'm in town.
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Part of my motivation for writing mysteries for young people is that I loved mysteries when I was growing up, and now that I'm on the creative end of things, I'm discovering that they're even more fun to write!
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I think the rise of China is inevitable, because China has moved from a low-cost producer, at low levels of technology, to higher levels of technology, and because it's very competitive, even in some high-tech products they offer at very competitive rates - much lower than their competitors.
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It's not like I go out there to be a sex symbol. I mean, it's nice of course - but embarrassing.
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In Denmark, we're making 20 films a year. If I'm showing up in even two of those, people will get tired of me really fast.
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Too many times, the international community has not prepared the post-conflict period in time.
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I would love to play a superhero. I wish I could be in 'The Avengers,' kicking butt.
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As a child or young adult going through an illness, it can be stressful at times and boring and extremely alienating.
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I thought martial arts was going to help me with my movies and TV stuff, but I realized it would not.
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Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.
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I always say you've only got one life to live, and you're not promised a tomorrow. So, you might as well just have a good time with it.
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When I was a kid, we weren't really supposed to listen to secular music. But one day, I found a 'Led Zeppelin IV' cassette tape in the garage, and it was just amazing-sounding music, not like anything I'd heard before. I remember thinking: 'Well, if God created music, why is his music in church not as good as this?'
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Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else - very rarely to those who say to themselves, 'Go to, now, let us be a celebrated individual!'.
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No one could be more happy than a man who has never known affliction.
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I think you have to be guarded but not closed off.
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A lot of more modern films seem to just be out for violence or sex or what have you, without relating it to what's going within human beings. But every now and then one comes along that does that, and it's a joy.
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Some do not understand that we must die, But those who do realize this settle their quarrels.
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How can the human race be, like, the only living form in the universe? There have to be other life forms out there. I believe it.
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I think love is one that can definitely make you go crazy, and it's almost like love can induce mental illness in a lot of people, or bring it out worse. It makes people make crazy decisions.
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What I have tried to show is that the scientific attitude implies what I call the postulate of objectivity - that is to say, the fundamental postulate that there is no plan, that there is no intention in the universe.
