John Charles Polanyi Quotes
Scientia is knowledge. It is only in the popular mind that it is equated with facts.
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I'm a huge fan of 'Eastbound & Down.' It's one of my favorite shows.
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To me, eyewear goes way beyond being a prescription. It's like makeup. It's the most incredible accessory. The shape of a frame or the color of lenses can change your whole appearance.
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I think it's always easy to be sympathetic to parts of the government in detail; in their concrete manifestations. Because obviously, we don't have government for no reason.
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The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.
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To be honest with you, I've been dying to do a nice indie feature - just something about a regular guy with a big quirk or a big emotional problem. Just something that's a straightforward, classic indie film. It sounds weird, but it's been easier for me to get cast in big tentpole films than the indie community. I'd love to do that.
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I've never necessarily chosen to be a bachelor. I've had girlfriends throughout the last 20 or 30 years. It's just that there were times when I met people that fascinated me and times I didn't.
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Plays by people like Martin McDonagh and Brian Friel attract huge audiences, not because they're Irish, but because they're brilliant plays.
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We cannot let our respect for the FBI blind us from the fact the FBI has sometimes come up short of our expectations.
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I think for a long time I wasn't really out to myself growing up in Omaha, Neb., to a Catholic conservative family. It took me a while to come out to myself, and not long after that, I came out to them. I think that it really couldn't have been a better experience. They were all immediately supportive.
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The Web is the new way to figure out who's hot and what's not. You can't let TV dictate because it's so polished, so political. It is what they want you to know. The Internet is the raw.
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And if you take the cameras out of the courtroom, then you hide, I think, a certain measure of truth from the public, and I think that's very important for the American public to know.
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My wife attends a Presbyterian church.
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Under the all-encompassing aid system, too many places in Africa continue to flounder under inept, corrupt and despotic regimes who spend their time courting and catering to the demands of the army of aid organizations.
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I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.
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You know, God has a plan for me, and I'm going to follow in his footsteps and just rejoice and be happy.
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I never left a team in worse shape than I got it. Not once.
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So, I have my own horse and two ponies. I grew up around horses, and that really is my passion.
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England in a way is lucky. It's an island, so the frontiers are given by the sea.
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The melody is the most important thing that must stay in the minds of the people who listen to you. No matter how many notes you play, you can't let them forget what the song is.
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The only way physical comedy works is if you don't see it coming. And the harder the fall, the funnier it is. You have to really take some shots, and I've walked away with some bumps and bruises.
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I like to keep certain stuff to myself just because I feel like technology is taking over people's lives.
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My prayer is improvised - though like some standard jazz performance, the improv happens within pretty strict parameters - and asks for nothing.
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Insane for your sweet, sweet love!
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Scientia is knowledge. It is only in the popular mind that it is equated with facts.
