Ernst Mayr Quotes
It is curious how often erroneous theories have had a beneficial effect for particular branches of science.
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Of course, I want to be number one. But being happy and healthy is the most important thing.
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Johnny Carson was a mean-spirited human being. And there are people that he has hurt that people will never know about. And for some reason, at some point, he decided to turn that kind of negative attention toward me. And I refused to have it.
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The whole gun debate needs to be infused with a discussion about manhood. It's frustrating to hear debates about gun rights vs. gun control, and yet very few people say what's hidden in plain sight: It's really a contest of meanings about manhood.
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It's very difficult to raise money, especially in the United States, for independent movies.
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It seems to me opera is just as relevant as an expressive art as anything else.
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I remember in high school trying to get home from water-polo practice in time so I could see Happy Days on television when it first came on, because I was so blown away by it. It was just such a cool thing.
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I had wanted to be a sculptor throughout life, but to do so, I had to stop painting.
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When I hear people debate the ROI of social media? It makes me remember why so many business fail. Most businesses are not playing the marathon. They're playing the sprint. They're not worried about lifetime value and retention. They're worried about short-term goals.
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I like having a private name and a public name. It helps keep things straight.
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In my opinion, Christian Dior was never, ever theatre.
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The trend in entrepreneurship is up, but an entrepreneur's ability to hire is down.
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I don't believe in politics; I don't understand any of it.
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Acting is a form of confusion.
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I know what I try to do. I try to be professional, turn up, not make too much fuss, do the job.
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Every casting director I've met is a woman.
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If Casey Stengel were alive today, he'd be spinning in his grave.
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I love home. I'll stay up there for days on end, I won't even go down the driveway to look for the mail.
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I am not a fashionista, and I don't dress up. Usually if I'm at home, where I am now, I'm wearing a robe.
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Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence.
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Science is not the glamour that's portrayed in films. It's a lot of drudgery work, along with the wonderfully exciting periods when you discover something.
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I love shopping in New York just because you walk around and find a little store you've never saw before, and you're like, 'Oh what's that? This is my new favorite place.' I love that about New York.
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I'm short, I'm Jewish and I'm a liberal.
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It's all discipline and schedule for me. I mean, it's very easy to get distracted by the real world and things that intrude constantly, and it takes dedication to live totally in your head and be tuned out.
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It is curious how often erroneous theories have had a beneficial effect for particular branches of science.
