John B. S. Haldane Quotes
A fairly bright boy is far more intelligent and far better company than the average adult.
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The main thing that I learned from my horrible job experiences was how horrible they were.
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Berlusconi is a genius in communication. Otherwise, he would never have become so rich.
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The more constraints one imposes, the more one frees one's self. And the arbitrariness of the constraint serves only to obtain precision of execution.
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Look, you need technical skills to run a company.
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The words of truth are always paradoxical.
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Although the French were very friendly and helpful. On one location we were to film at the top of the Eiffel Tower but we couldn't, as it was so misty with four inches of snow on the ground. We couldn't see a thing but we finally got it done.
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In an approximate way, the logic of commons has been understood for a long time, perhaps since the discovery of agriculture or the invention of private property in real estate.
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I like going to rifle and pistol clubs and joining them in target shooting. I also share the same respect for individual initiative and love of family.
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We're not really under pressure to deliver a cloned baby to this world. What we are under pressure to do is to deliver a cloned baby that is a healthy one.
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It's so hard to be the girl in a country song, so we're speaking up.
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At 12, turned 13, made a movie with Sex Pistols and The Clash. Learned about a lot of things I never knew and hope will never know again. Don't know how my parents let me do that.
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I'm not an overnight sensation. I'm a Texan. And I'm a Texas success story. I am the epitome of hard work and optimism.
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It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
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You care enough, that you want your life to be fulfilled in a living way, not in a painting way, not in a writing way... you really do want it to be involving in living, corresponding with other living objects, moving, changing, that kind of thing.
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Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.
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I've had a few ditty hits.
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This may come as a surprise, given the nature of my job, but I am very guarded and contemplative. I'm not a naturally boisterous person.
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I refuse to admit that I am more than fifty-two, even if that does make my sons illegitimate.
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I thought, "If I could bring these characters [Wonder Boys] to life and lead the audience to react the same way I did, this could be a really special picture." Then I read Michael's [Chabon] novel and got even more enthusiastic about it.
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If we were to select the most intelligent, imaginative, energetic, and emotionally stable third of mankind, all races would be present.
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Living in Chicago as a country boy, basically, and going to college made a very big impact on me.
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It's hard to know where your thoughts come from, especially when you have a thirst for material because you need it professionally.
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We wrote 'Olive Kitteridge' as six hours, and they asked us to make it in four.
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A fairly bright boy is far more intelligent and far better company than the average adult.
