Nicholas Haslam (Nicholas Ponsonby Haslam) Quotes
I have a thirst - it's an awful word, but I'm thirsty for knowledge. I like knowing things, the odder the better, the more obtuse the better.
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One of the things Kuhn said about normal science is that people 'expect' things to be discovered.
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I'm an actor in between jobs right now, so I kind of live the life of a 7-year old.
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Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest.
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Anything that is wasted effort represents wasted time. The best management of our time thus becomes linked inseparably with the best utilization of our efforts.
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Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.
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The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.
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The greatest benefit of being a solo performer is that it is seriously frightening, but at the same time very empowering. It's just you and the audience. All the weight is on you to deliver the songs.
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Alleviation of suffering is my fundamental principle.
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Loving a child doesn't mean giving in to all his whims; to love him is to bring out the best in him, to teach him to love what is difficult.
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Every man over 40 should have a PSA test each year.
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I am glad that he thanks God for anything.
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The boy is special, Aunt Annie told his mother, and his mother in turn told him. But what kind of special? No one ever says.
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Chaos, rudis indigestaque moles.
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Metaphorically, every vagina has secret teeth, for the male exits as less than when he entered. The basic mechanics of conception require action in the male but nothing more than passive receptivity in the female.
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'I want to know how many years I got.''Many,' said Ta-Kumsaw. 'Or few. All that matters is what you do with however many years you have.'
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The only good time to say I have diarrhea is during a game of Scrabble, because it's worth a shitload of points.
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Pushing people forward simply because of their colour, irrespective of merit, would be most unfortunate and would of course lead to disaster. It would mean that Rhodesia would then develop into a kind of banana republic where the country would in no time be bankrupt.
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The kind of job doesn't matter. The length of time on the job doesn't matter... If you work hard and do your best, you'll be recognized and move onward.
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The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.
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The same arguments which go to show that knowledge is power, that the condition of a people is improved in proportion as the masses are educated, have their application with equal weight to the deaf.
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In the whole round of human affairs little is so fatal to peace as misunderstanding.
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We know that Texas is more than a state. Texas has always been a promise. The promise that where you start has nothing to do with how far you can come.
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What in the world would we do without our libraries?
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I have a thirst - it's an awful word, but I'm thirsty for knowledge. I like knowing things, the odder the better, the more obtuse the better.
