Paul Davies Quotes
The temptation to believe that the Universe is the product of some sort of design, a manifestation of subtle aesthetic and mathematical judgment, is overwhelming. The belief that there is "something behind it all" is one that I personally share with, I suspect, a majority of physicists.
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Man is a physical and spiritual epitome of the Universe.
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Katie Holmes is really amazing.
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There's this really good line in 'Women in Love' where Ursula says, 'I always thought it was a sin to be unhappy.' And actually I think that's very common, it's what a lot of people feel - that you have an obligation to life to be happy if you can.
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Every child should at least grow up in family rather than without one.
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I'm a holy man minus the holiness.
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Dance connects us to the musicality of life and to one another. No one should be denied such basic pleasures.
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I don't think there is anything magical about the language of flowers in real life or in my book.
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Joy's smile is much closer to tears than laughter.
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I wanted this to have as wide an audience as possible. I didn't want to get an X rating, because in my opinion once that happens you X-out everyone else.
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I've always had bad posture, and Pilates makes me feel taller and reminds me to keep my shoulders back. And hiking isn't just about doing cardio, it's also when I can get my 'me time' to be alone with my thoughts. After Pilates I should do some cardio, and after hiking, I need to do some resistance training.
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I'd love to have kids, but not at the moment.
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Europeans could not believe that anything so beautiful could have been designed by a non-European. Europeans of the time considered the people of India uncivilized. They recognized that it was a magnificent building. So they thought it couldn’t have been designed by an Indian.
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If any ask me what a free Government is, I answer, that, for any practical purpose, it is what the people think so, - and that they, and not I, are the natural, lawful, and competent judges of this matter.
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The Outsider has his proper place in the Order of Society, as the impractical dreamer.
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During my 'difficult teens,' I read about worlds that were mysterious.
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I have one good characteristic: I'm a pessimist, so I always imagine the worst - always. To me, the future is a black hole.
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The reality is that companies are full of things that are left unspoken. And even when they are out in the open, the CEO is almost always the last to know.
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I'm usually told to do a take where I do less with my face.
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Design needs a new relationship with the world, one that is more focused on our planet's needs.
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And here was a man who lived on belief, but who sacrificed it at the first challenge, right when he needed it most.
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...there is one thing that all Satan's cunning and all the snares of temptation cannot take by surprise - an undivided will.
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I'm much more a European Italian than I am an American Italian, and I've always felt that that style of acting comedy is in me. I put comedy as much as I can into all my movies, if I can help it.
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The temptation to believe that the Universe is the product of some sort of design, a manifestation of subtle aesthetic and mathematical judgment, is overwhelming. The belief that there is "something behind it all" is one that I personally share with, I suspect, a majority of physicists.
