James Bryant Conant Quotes
... scientific research is compounded of ... empirical procedures, general speculative ideas, and mathematical or abstract reasoning.
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When I grew up in West Baltimore, anything associated - and I'm talking about my childhood - with white people 99 percent of the time was something malevolent, like it was an explanatory force for something bad.
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I have changed so much as an actor over the years.
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There is surely nothing other than the single purpose of the present moment. A man's whole life is a succession of moment after moment. If one fully understands the present moment, there will be nothing else to do, and nothing else to pursue. Live being true to the single purpose of the moment.
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I've had Irish skin from the time I was a young girl.
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I think it would be bizarre to pick somebody to speak at the convention based on their sexual preference, because once you go down that road, why don't you pick a transvestite?
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It's come to the point where you have people saying it's our Christian duty to embrace the homosexual movement. This is absurd.
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I have always been a coward as a child. I am not very brave. I am very aware of the fact that I am not very gutsy.
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I think an encore is perfectly acceptable, but I find it so weird when people do two or three.
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Nobody, as long as he moves about among the chaotic currents of life, is without trouble.
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Design can successfully bind the ancient nomadic cultures with today's global marketplace, ensuring the preservation of traditions and knowledge for further generations. This aspect of research is obviously rich in its business potential as well.
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Both villains and heroes need to have a steadfast belief in themselves.
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Many think kids have lots of time and few responsibilities. And that's just not true. They are stressed and under pressure.
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Even before I went to the UN, I often would want to say something in a meeting - only woman at the table - and I'd think, 'OK well, I don't think I'll say that. It may sound stupid.' And then some man says it, and everybody thinks it's completely brilliant, and you are so mad at yourself for not saying something.
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As straight Americans we have two choices: we can choose to sit back and enjoy our rights as we have them, or we can realize that it is actually not freedom at all when our friends, family, neighbors, and colleagues do not share these basic rights.
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Presidents are nice people. They're nice, fun-loving people who have great jobs.
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The quality of a timeless song is that it's catchy, meaningful and relatable.
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Would I have watched another season of 'Breaking Bad'? Of course. Would I have watched another two seasons of 'Breaking Bad'? Of course. The fact that I would easily have watched much, much more than I got made the ending so much more poignant and stronger and better for me.
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The dream, alone, is of interest. What is life, without a dream?
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Now our whole activity is devoted to God, and our whole life, since we are bent on progress in divine things.
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[I want to] refuting the whole idea that there is only one way to look; that women have to be so skinny to look good; that they have to be 12 years old and wearing clothes that only women in their 30s and 40s can afford.
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Keep in mind that when you tell people to come see you, they might not get the idea about when it's time to leave.
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... scientific research is compounded of ... empirical procedures, general speculative ideas, and mathematical or abstract reasoning.
