Brian Greene Quotes
Before the discovery of quantum mechanics, the framework of physics was this: If you tell me how things are now, I can then use the laws of physics to calculate, and hence predict, how things will be later.
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Actors are always the last to see what they have created.
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Ever since childhood, when I found out that the ultimate fate for all humans was death, sheer terror and morbid curiosity had been fighting for supremacy in my mind.
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They were saying computers deal with numbers. This was absolutely nonsense. Computers deal with arbitrary information of any kind.
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I'll get up there and I'll do my guitar solos in one of those space outfits.
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To me luxury is to be at home with my daughter, and the occasional massage doesn't hurt.
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Listen, I'm a sweet guy. I'm just intense at work. I have nothing but the end result in mind. My entire career has been like that.
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I was, like, a really embarrassing, precocious child.
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I couldn't imagine having to write a paper and have to think about what song I am going to sing.
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The whole period has taught me that I enjoy being part of an ensemble rather than just a front man. Don't get me wrong - I enjoy that too, but I get more enjoyment out of really listening to everyone.
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In the Second World War, I was a little girl. I was evacuated in my country.
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He who is not impressed by sound advice, lacks faith.
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The physician's highest calling, his only calling, is to make sick people healthy - to heal, as it is termed.
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I love comedy, but I was just obsessed with 'SNL' growing up.
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Can't is the word that is foe to ambition,An enemy ambushed to shatter your will;Its prey is forever the man with a missionAnd bows but to courage and patience and skill.Hate it, with hatred that's deep and undying,For once it is welcomed 'twill break any man;Whatever the goal you are seeking, keep tryingAnd answer this demon by saying: 'I can.'
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A change came o'er the spirit of my dream.
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But really we wanted to do something that was more kind of different than what most punk rock bands are doing right now, where they are all dressing in black and acting pissed or sad or wearing make-up. Its just not what we are into.
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But make no mistake. My counterpart is capable of a great deal of ruthlessness in pursuit of a just cause. He believes he has right on his side. And men who think they have right on their side are always the most dangerous sort.
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Civilization rests on the fact that most people do the right thing most of the time.
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I really like the structure of my body. It moves well, it looks good, it photographs well, it understands gesture and nuance.
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As a writer, I find it very satisfying when a lyric suddenly ties together more neatly than you expected it to. But for the listener, hearing a good lyric is not generally as exciting as hearing a great beat or a great riff or a great melody or even a distinctive singing voice for the first time.
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I didn't get a lot of awards as a player. But they did have a Bob Uecker Day Off for me once in Philly.
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Smell is so powerful, you know. My grannies would both bake things like shortbreads and cookies. I think whenever I smell those kinds of things it really takes me back to my childhood.
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A lot of people... use a calculator!
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Before the discovery of quantum mechanics, the framework of physics was this: If you tell me how things are now, I can then use the laws of physics to calculate, and hence predict, how things will be later.
