Paul Davies Quotes
Imagine a civilisation that's way in advance of us wants to communicate with us, and assist us in our development. The information we provide to them must reflect our highest aspirations and ideals, and not just be some crazy person's bizarre politics or religion.
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The Sundance Institute has been vital to the film communities of Latin America.
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I don't do fake. That's the first thing you should know about me. I'm not one to put on airs or change my demeanor depending on where I am or who I am talking to.
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I'm working on my new album right now. Hopefully to get that out at the top of 2005, January 2005.
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We all have original ideas. Even if we don't see ourselves as supercreative or as wild nonconformists, we have insights every day about how the world around us could be better. It might be a better way of running meetings in your office that would be less mind-numbing. It might be a little twist on a product or a service.
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If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
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Now Herod was an active man, and soon found proper materials for his active spirit to work upon.
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Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest.
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It is so funny because I was always embarrassed because I never had formal training in acting.
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Generally speaking, I don't think people know a great deal about the Viking culture, apart from the label that is usually attached to them, either pillagers or deviants who came and brought back loot to Norway. It was an incredibly sophisticated, complex and layered culture. They had their own laws, many of which protected women.
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It is only when there is the supervision and critical oversight from the people that the government will be in a position to do an even better job, and employees of government departments will be the true public servants of the people.
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More people would recognise me in Kingston, but it's rare to go on the road and not get recognised by someone. The problem now is everyone has a camera in their pocket, on their cell phone - at the airport it's difficult to get from point A to point B without taking half an hour because there are so many people taking pictures.
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I just wanted to play as long as I could. When you stop playing, you're not going to get it back. When you don't enjoy it, that's the time to pack it in.
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We need to build opt-in society, outside the U.S., run by technology.
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I absolutely don't dislike children - I would choose their company over adult company any time.
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Acting and singing are actually very similar because they're both telling a story.
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Better to be cast out of the church than to deny Christ.
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One of the things I love about the character development in 'Power' is Courtney A. Kemp's subversive use of stereotype.
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I use fake tan myself with a self tanning spray.
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I'm not a tyrant, but I can't afford to be merciful. Whatever it is necessary to do, I will do it.
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When I enrolled in college at age 19, I had a total of eight years of formal classroom education. As a result, I was not comfortable with formal lectures and receiving regular homework assignments.
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I'm very proud of it as a Yes record amongst many of the other Yes records.
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But we're going to smile and pretend we're fine with the dorky birthmas gifts because people do not get that they can't mush a birthday into christmas.
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I'm not afraid to have no make-up on and no hair. I just want to be stripped back.
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Imagine a civilisation that's way in advance of us wants to communicate with us, and assist us in our development. The information we provide to them must reflect our highest aspirations and ideals, and not just be some crazy person's bizarre politics or religion.
