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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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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Hell, that's why they make erasers.
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Everything must belong somewhere.I know that now, that's why I'm staying here.
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How true is the saying that man was forced to invent work in order to escape the strain of having to think.
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I binge when I'm happy. When everything is going really well, every day is like I'm at a birthday party.
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I had crashes when I was small and Gumby-like that would have killed me now. I would just fly off jumps and go 40 or 50 meters when I was 6 years old - break skis, smash my goggles and get a bloody nose and go crawl inside for a little while and then come back out and ski more in the afternoon.
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It is curious how often erroneous theories have had a beneficial effect for particular branches of science.
