John Pople Quotes
I had changed from being a mathematician to a practicing scientist. I was increasingly embarassed that I could no longer follow some of the more modern branches of pure mathematics.
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Fashion is a language, for sure, and it is a reflection of society.
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You can write whatever you want about me in websites and newspapers, but no one really knows me. They get the idea that I'm a tough, heroic figure, but I'm a sensitive pussycat.
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Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.
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I'm a bit of a perfectionist. I'll watch myself back on 'Xtra Factor' and want to do it again because of a few hiccups.
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Having robbed children of any sense that their Father is in Heaven and that they are His creation, we then launched an experiment in raising them without earthly fathers too. Having neither a Father in heaven or a father in the home, many young men make gangs their families.
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I never read reviews - I never have. I've never read message boards, either. I'm just not interested in it in any way - I'm not interested in it inflating my ego, and I'm not interested in it improving my self-worth. So, I don't read them.
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I hope we've got a lot of fairways and greens. We'll go from there.
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Did you know that, pound for pound, the moose is the leanest ruminant on Earth? It's true. Moose are very in tune with their natural surroundings.
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The thermodynamic properties of electrolyte solutions can be determined from the measurements of the voltage between electrodes reversible to both ions.
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A clear understanding of negative emotions dismisses them.
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A beautiful woman should break her mirror early.
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Laws don't really restrain people. Ninety-eight percent of people follow a virtuous course with or without laws.
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His brain ached with the want of knowing.
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So this is the difference between telling a story and being in one, he thought numbly, the fear.
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Bush Administration was a success.
Garry Kasparov -
What is greatness? I will answer: it is the capacity to live by the three fundamental values of John Galt: reason, purpose, self-esteem.
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Wars, conflict, it's all business. 'One murder makes a villain. Millions a hero'. Numbers sanctify.
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Cash is available and we should use that in larger amounts, as is necessary, to solve the problems of the stress of this.
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A sobering thought: what if, at this very moment, I am living up to my full potential?
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Is this film more interesting than a documentary of the same actors having lunch?
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I believe the only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future.
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Once you're known to be an alcoholic, that's how many people identify you, which could be a reason not to talk about it.
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I had changed from being a mathematician to a practicing scientist. I was increasingly embarassed that I could no longer follow some of the more modern branches of pure mathematics.
