Meghan Daum Quotes
I never sit down to write anything personal unless I know the subject is going to go beyond my own experience and address something larger and more universal.
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As we get more transparent with data sets about infrastructure and systems management, I have a feeling we'll see big changes in how we think about complexity and our relationship to our actions.
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If even in science there is no a way of judging a theory but by assessing the number, faith and vocal energy of its supporters, then this must be even more so in the social sciences: truth lies in power.
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I am very lucky because when I come back home, I have a completely normal life. I can relax, playing golf, fishing - doing what I want. I know when I finish a tournament, I am going to relax at home.
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Any form of art is political if you make it that way.
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Humility is a good estate; founded thereon, the whole spiritual edifice grows into a holy temple in the Lord. Through humility, some have even possessed the gates of their enemies. For which of the virtues is so mighty to subdue the pride of demons and the tyranny of men?
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You are God's own masterpiece! That means you are not ordinary or average; you are a one-of-a-kind original.
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Turkey is a safe country. Stay there.
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I almost laughed about the Machiavellian plans of the presidents of the United States.
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The greatest risk is really to take no risk at all. You've got to go out there, jump off the cliff, and take chances.
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There's the wonder of being able to do research from your own living room, of course. I do find that my biggest research issue, though, is how to frame my questions.
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Man, y'know, I'm a music guy. I like a lot of different things. It depends on the time of the day and the situation.
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Jesus Christ was a patriot! His country was the world. His laws were the eternal principles of liberty, and his followers, in every age, have been the chosen champions of freedom!
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See, justice is a joke in this country, and it stinks of its hypocricy.
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Time is the devourer of all things.
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I hate to repeat lines, to say the same damned thing. I try to rewrite cliches and make what I say sound fresh.
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I'd like to say that I'm a rock star, but I'm not - I'm honestly more of a relationship kind of guy. I'm a guy you could take home to meet your mum rather than a guy your mum wouldn't like.
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I've got some gift for languages. You follow your gift. But Latin's not easy.
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I'm really interested in playing my age.
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America is rather like life. You can usually find in it what you look for. It will probably be interesting, and it is sure to be large.
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Perhaps I could best describe my experience of doing mathematics in terms of entering a dark mansion. You go into the first room and it's dark, completely dark. You stumble around, bumping into the furniture. Gradually, you learn where each piece of furniture is. And finally, after six months or so, you find the light switch and turn it on. Suddenly, it's all illuminated and you can see exactly where you were. Then you enter the next dark room.
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Don't overlook the significance of your smallest opportunities for civilized behavior throughout each day. The future has no bigger moments than we experience right now. The world changes for the better with every act of kindness, and for the worse with every act of cruelty. The future is nothing grander than the very next moment, and it arrives solely from the present.
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We hope all danger may be overcome; but to conclude that no danger may ever arise would itself be extremely dangerous.
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I never sit down to write anything personal unless I know the subject is going to go beyond my own experience and address something larger and more universal.
