George Gamow Quotes
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There is sometimes a tendency to assume that everyone in this great country has adequate housing. But when you go to certain places, certain neighborhoods, both urban and rural, you find out that's not the case, and I think we have to do much more.
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My mom used to tell me when I was little, 'When it rains, it's God's manifestation - a big day's waiting to happen.'
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When human beings live together, conflict is inevitable. War is not.
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I've never dreamed of a story idea. I have such boring dreams.
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And we will accept the creation of the Iberian Federation of a socialist republic which will give each region the right to construct its life in accordance with its economic possibilities and political preponderance.
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I find it hard to focus looking forward. So I look backward.
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One's appearance bespeaks dignity corresponding to the depth of his character. One's concentrated effort, serene attitude, taciturn air, courteous disposition, thoroughly polite bearing, gritted teeth with a piercing look - each of these reveals dignity. Such outward appearance, in short, comes from constant attentiveness and seriousness.
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People review my comic books. People review every article I write - 'The Atlantic' even publishes them. A great deal of the critique of 'Between the World and Me' was from a feminist perspective. bell hooks pushed back, among others. Some of that has value. Some of it does not. I try my best to separate the wheat from the chaff.
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I don't like movies about serial killers, necessarily; it's too real and unpleasant for me.
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If you don't have religious fallibilism, you have immense problems.
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We learn from our gardens to deal with the most urgent question of the time: How much is enough?
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So most astronauts are astronauts for a couple of years before they are assigned to a flight.
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What goes on between the actor and director is sacred.
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I love a challenge, and I love challenging people's preconceptions.
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If people don't like your act, it feels a little bit more like they don't like you as opposed to they didn't like that character... It's weird because on one hand, we make our living from being permeable and vulnerable, but we also have to have very thick skin.
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Political pundits in Delhi and Islamabad have berated the West for its relativism and double-standards. After all why should Britain have a nuclear arsenal but not India? It is a reasonable question.
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Growing up, I was not told that there were women's areas of preoccupation or male ones.
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It is better to ride a pony than a horse which throws you.
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People have always said I have an old soul, and all my best friends are 10 to 15 years my senior.
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Never get involved with a business that you can't really be hands-on - that if your employees quit, you can't run yourself. If I can't cut hair, why open a barbershop?
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I was a normal American nerd.
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When the image is new, the world is new.
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When someone writes a really nasty piece about me. I think they're generally untrue because I think I'm a nice person.
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I feel that matter has properties which physics tells you.
