Paul Davies Quotes
Searching for alternative life on Earth might seem misconceived, because there is excellent evidence that every kind of life so far studied evolved from a common ancestor that lived billions of years ago. Yet most of the life that exists on Earth has never been properly classified.
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Extraordinary allegations require extraordinary evidence.
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If you really want to know what Middle-earth is based on, it's my wonder and delight in the earth as it is, particularly the natural earth.
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I love C-3PO; I love the girl from 'Ex Machina' - these kind of robots that have so much soul that you feel for them.
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I became kind of a drop-out in science after I came back to America. I wanted to photograph.
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I'm kind of a reluctant guru.
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There's so many great songs already written, it's kind of really wonderful you don't have to write your own.
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I believe that you're here on Earth for a short time, and while you're here, you shouldn't forget it.
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I love to bake. There's something very ritualistic about it, kind of magic.
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I wouldn't mind at all coming back to earth after my death.
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If you are a good writer - and I think I am - you are able to handle any kind of group and imagine their lives.
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Even if you flippin' fries at McDonald's, if you are excellent, everybody wants to be in your line.
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A novel requires a certain kind of world-building and also a certain kind of closure, ultimately. Whereas with a short story you have this sense that there are hinges that the reader doesn't see.
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What happened I think on Sept. 11 was we were given graphic and clear evidence that things had changed.
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It is impossible for capitalists and laborers to have common interests.
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It took a lot for me to be able to say that I'm a plus-size model or a model at all without feeling terror or this kind of panic, because it was something so unplanned.
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The ideal of behaviorism is to eliminate coercion: to apply controls by changing the environment in such a way as to reinforce the kind of behavior that benefits everyone.
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I hope I'm remembered as the king of the world, the noble man who united all the nations of the earth. But that probably won't happen.
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I don't read for plot, a story 'about' this or that. There must be some kind of philosophical depth rendered into the language, something happening.
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If you are a pastor, and you don't think your congregation wants to hear this kind of message, think about forming a new congregation. It won't be difficult. Just start preaching like a prophet of God, and the losers will leave, or toss you out. Your income as a pastor is going to wipe you out anyway; better seek alternative income now, while you have the opportunity.
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Psychology doesn't like to talk about evil. It likes to talk about bad childhoods. But I very much believe that some people are evil and motivation is not necessary for evil.
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Spiritual 'exercise' keeps your mind in shape the way physical exercise keeps your body in shape.
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Searching for alternative life on Earth might seem misconceived, because there is excellent evidence that every kind of life so far studied evolved from a common ancestor that lived billions of years ago. Yet most of the life that exists on Earth has never been properly classified.
