John Polkinghorne Quotes
I was very much on the mathematical side, where you probably do your best work before you're forty-five. Having passed that significant date, I thought I would do something else.
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By adopting a wonderful mutt, you'll save a life and help reduce animal homelessness while also boosting your chances of a more robust new furry friend, as mixed-breed dogs have demonstrated better health and longer life spans than their purebred cousins.
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If I get involved in a charity, I really want to be a part of it. I don't want to just put my name on your pamphlet.
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I've always been in love with music, but I've never thought to sing.
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All genius is a conquering of chaos and mystery.
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At every turn, small businesses should be encouraged to compete. When they do, we all win.
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In truth, to know oneself seems to be the hardest of all things. Not only our eye, which observes external objects, does not use the sense of sight upon itself, but even our mind, which contemplates intently another's sin, is slow in the recognition of its own defects.
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What I love about the sci-fi community is that it's the most nonjudgmental, inclusive, diverse environment in the country. There's no group of people that is more diverse and inclusive.
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The Koran was revealed at a time of great change in the Arab world, the seventh-century shift from a matriarchal nomadic culture to an urban patriarchal system.
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I think back to some of the things Harry said and some of the things I said trying to be funny. If I said them now, it would be on the front page of every newspaper in the country.
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Israel can't be the only country in the Western world not to have freedom of religion.
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NRDC has helped bring hope spots to more of our shared ocean waters. We helped draft and pass a California law creating a network of underwater parks stretching from the Oregon border to the Mexican border.
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I'm never doing anything by rote. I'm only on thin ice, and I think that that's a good place to be. I feel like when you push yourself like that, the rewards can be pretty great.
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I get bored pretty easily and I don't want to get locked down in one profession.
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When I got my Oprah money, the first thing I bought was a really nice electronic bidet toilet seat.
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If you're conservative in Hollywood, you're on a list of people who need to be put in their place.
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He's really sort of the devil. He's completely emotionally detached. He has no empathy. You find that in psychopaths. It's about power with Voldemort. It's an aphrodisiac for him. Power makes him feel alive.
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I did a B.A. with a major in fine arts and a minor in psychology. I wanted to become a teacher or do art therapy for the elderly. But then I realised I wanted to travel instead.
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The difficulty, the ordeal, is to start.
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You might say that Richard Wagner was the Queen Victoria of Europe. He had musical children everywhere!
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I love hats. On tour, it's difficult to stop in at a barber. It's good to have a hat nearby.
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If you are stymied as a writer, if it's just not coming together, then take the pressure off and don't feel that you need to write 1,000 words today; just write one really good sentence.
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Good reporting should have the same standard as in a courtroom - beyond a reasonable doubt.
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I insist on the dignity and God- given potential and work of every child, regardless of race or gender or sexual orientation or what zip code they were born in.
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I was very much on the mathematical side, where you probably do your best work before you're forty-five. Having passed that significant date, I thought I would do something else.
