Isaac Asimov Quotes
'You can prove anything you want by coldly logical reason-if you pick the proper postulates. We have ours and Cutie has his.'
Quotes to Explore
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When you have that connection to say, 'I'm going to play for something bigger than myself,' man, you have a chance to do something good.
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There is no way a spirit of resistance that has sunk so deep in the population can be repressed.
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When I was 16, I filmed an episode of 'Full House' where my family goes to Disney World. I remember putting on baggy overalls just to hide my stomach. When I watched it, I was pretty disappointed and bummed out looking at myself... I didn't feel good about my own body.
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I would love to do a period movie. I've always wanted to wear the corset, you know. It's a girl thing!
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Anyone who has been to India - specifically Rajasthan, the rich and kingly region in the country's northwest - knows that when it comes to adornment, Indians do not think like other people.
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If you're not big enough to lose, you're not big enough to win.
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I don't write constantly; it's two serials and a novel a year.
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There is no friend like an old friend who has shared our morning days, no greeting like his welcome, no homage like his praise.
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He who does without the praise of the crowd will not deny himself an opportunity to be his own adherent.
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I believe that shows should be shot where they take place.
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I know I've been lucky. But it's what you do with that luck afterwards that really defines whether you stick around.
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All developmental activities for the common man such as education, healthcare, shelter and food distribution should be handled by reputed private sector institutions. It should be a competitive market in order to prevent the formation of monopolies.
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I think, of all the holidays we celebrate, my least favorite is Earth Day. For one thing, I never know what sort of gift is appropriate. A jar of dirt, maybe? And it's not clear to me why Earth even needs a 'day,' since a spin on its axis creates a day. That's like giving a man who owns a shoe store a gift of a pair of shoes.
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Our choice of a reform framework dictated that we looked at the fundamental assumptions that had driven Nigeria's economy, society and policy hitherto and to seek ways of either abandoning or transcending those assumptions and their supporting institutions.
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Be a force of love as often as you can and turn away negative thoughts whenever you feel them surface.
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A very unclubable man.
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You aren't the kind of guy who takes the law into his own hands. You left the law in other hands and it screwed you over pretty badly.
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Actresses are such very dull people off the stage. We are only delightful and brilliant when we are doing what we are told to do. Off stage we are awful chumps.
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So much of what determines our happiness, I believe, is who we choose as our intimates.
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Buddhas and Bodhisattvas will for seven days appear to you in their benign and peaceful aspect. Their light will shine upon you, ... Wonderful and delightful though they are, The Buddhas may nevertheless frighten you. Do not give in to your fright! Do not run away! Serenely contemplate the spectacle before you! Overcome your fear, and feel no desire! Realize that these are the rays of the grace of the Buddhas, who come to receive you into their Buddha-realms. Pray to them with intense faith and humility.
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Those who hold the public trust must adhere to the highest ethical standards there are. The job requires it, and the public must demand it.
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'You can prove anything you want by coldly logical reason-if you pick the proper postulates. We have ours and Cutie has his.'
