Paul Dirac Quotes
A theory with mathematical beauty is more likely to be correct than an ugly one that fits some experimental data.
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I've always loved to dress up a bit and show off.
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When I was twelve, I started reading Eudora Welty, Thomas Wolfe, Flannery O'Connor, James Agee, and - do we dare breathe the name - William Faulkner.
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I didn't dictate sections of 'Visions of Cody.' I typed up a segment of taped conversation with Neal Cassady, or Cody, talking about his early adventures in L.A.
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Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them.
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I did every job under the sun from bartending to ushering to temping.
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Stories are like that. Like cities, they are built on the stones and bones of the past.
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I can clearly trace my passion for reading back to the Jonesboro, Georgia, library, where for the first time in my life I had access to what seemed like an unlimited supply of books. This was where I discovered 'Encyclopedia Brown' and 'Nancy Drew,' 'Gone With the Wind' and 'Rebecca.' This was where I became inspired to be a writer.
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Giving people some kind of control over what they do is important. Human beings don't do their best work under conditions of control.
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The first time I saw E.T., the actual image of an alien, and he was so sweet-looking. I wanted him. I wanted E.T.
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Judicial judgment must take deep account of the day before yesterday in order that yesterday may not paralyze today.
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Animal vision - including human vision - is so biased toward movement that we don't technically see stationary objects at all.
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Today is either the beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning. Today we are making history.
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Love is a great emotion, but I believe it's not just about romance; it could be love for nature, people, for relationships.
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Playing a cop goes a long way. I have a lot of friends who are working as actors, and as soon as I started playing military characters or cops, and not the actual criminal that we're chasing on this show, they all said, 'You actually can have a career now.'
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How you choose to present yourself to the world shows what's meaningful to you - and what you want others to think is meaningful to you.
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After 50, the rock 'n' roll road is a little absurd. It's very difficult to play these little places. You're out there on a rickety old bus with no place to shower.
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My life was made easy - I lived in a village, and by writing for some newspapers and magazines, had enough to live on. I was happy to be there and write.
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So many venues are owned by these various different ticketing and promoting people, and they're all in bed with one another. It's no secret over here.
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My judges preach against free love openly, practice it secretly.
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More men die from overeating than undernourishment.
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Yet one thing secures us what ever betide, the scriptures assures us that the Lord will provide.
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The English countryside, its growth and its destruction, is a genuine and tragic theme.
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A theory with mathematical beauty is more likely to be correct than an ugly one that fits some experimental data.
