Francois Jacob Quotes
For me, this world of questions and the provisional, this chase after an answer that was always put off to the next day, all that was euphoric. I lived in the future.
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Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee are two Asian directors I'm really fond of.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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Getting pummelled is better than not playing anything at all.
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I've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party.
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Polo is the most inviting sport I've ever seen.
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I made myself famous by writing 'songs' and lyrics about the beauty of the things I did and ugliness, too.
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When the CEO makes a decision, people don't come back on it.
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I've got spider veins all over my legs, so I wear opaque tights all winter. All sorts of colours.
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One must always draw, draw with the eyes, when one cannot draw with a pencil.
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So if I get these actors for 30% of their price by coming in so late with an offer when they know they are not getting another offer then I do it this way.
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I happen to dig being able to use whatever mystique I have to further the idea of peace.
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In trying to scramble out of a hole, it sometimes digs it deeper.
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I want kids. I want a soccer team, and I want a husband.
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You always know when something works it's a result of everything firing on all cylinders.
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Faith Hill is a big role model.
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What I love to say when people ask me about being a Christian, I always say, 'Christians aren't perfect.' They're probably some of the worst people on the planet. They just know that they need Jesus. That's the only difference.
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I think New York audiences are some of the brightest in the world, and certainly the most enthusiastic.
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I don't think Steve Jobs had much desire to share his fortune.
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The sceptics, a kind of nomads, despising all settled culture of the land, broke up from time to time all civil society. Fortunately their number was small, and they could not prevent the old settlers from returning to cultivate the ground afresh, though without any fixed plan or agreement.
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When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.
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Voltaire once said: 'Not to be occupied and not to exist are one and the same thing for a man.' With those few words he captured the essence of a purpose in life: to work, to create, to excel, and to be concerned about the world and its affairs.
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Some people might be surprised that 'Rambo's creator has a doctorate in American literature. One of my influences is Henry James, whose major theme is awareness. Whether I'm writing about military personnel, law enforcement, or De Quincey, the persistent theme is paying attention in a hostile world.
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I've seen a lot in my life. My dad was pretty gnarly but I loved him and I wouldn't change it for the world. My mom's a survivor.
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For me, this world of questions and the provisional, this chase after an answer that was always put off to the next day, all that was euphoric. I lived in the future.
