Samuel Schmid Quotes
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Confirming John Roberts would endanger much of the progress made by the nation in civil rights over the past half century.
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Horrible things happen when you run out of other people's money, and life and work becomes a burden when there is no reward for your effort.
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Futurism eventually got marred by its link to Fascism, but early on, it was totally avant-garde, and I wanted to dream a phantom link from the early futurists to the politically radical Italy of the 1970s, a time of fun, play, subversion - if also violence and mayhem.
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Most filmmaking is about shaking hands and just starting.
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One who doesn't throw the dice can never expect to score a six.
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When Gordon Brown becomes prime minister, the balance sheet that reflects his economic stewardship could look very sickly indeed. He could become Labour's biggest liability, not its most marketable asset.
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Whether the angels play only Bach praising God, I am not quite sure. I am sure, however, that en famille they play Mozart.
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In the history of the world, all five mass extinctions have been accompanied by massive climate change, so we are facing an incredibly serious threat. In fact, we are technically in the sixth mass extinction right now, and it is the first mass extinction being attributed to humans.
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Why do we do basic research? To learn about ourselves.
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The use of pirated software in China is really quite a sizeable loss to our software producers.
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Short stories are fiction's R & D department, and failed or less-than-conclusive experiments are not just to be expected but to be hoped for.
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I don't know if a government bailout will rescue America's auto industry, but I do know that if there is a bailout, it better come with a big, bright stop sign and lots of strings attached.
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As a father, I would say I am more like a mother. I do a lot of hugging.
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If the founders of a start-up are considering selling it, I'd advise them to consider the synergies. Could the buyer give you access to something you don't have now, like a certain technology? Would it make your life easier? Are you looking for a change? Things will change, so you have to be ready for that.
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I do know dumb-ass questions when I see dumb-ass questions.
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I worry that some politicians still think we are living in the 1950s where the man is the main breadwinner and the woman works for pin money. Actually, most families where there are two parents depend on two incomes to get by.
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If someone could actually prove scientifically that there is such a thing as a supernatural force, it would be one of the greatest discoveries in the history of science. So the notion that somehow scientists are resisting it is ludicrous.
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Liberty is always dangerous, but it is the safest thing we have.
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Male and female have the power to fuse into one solid, both because both are nourished in both and because soul is the same thing in all living creatures, although the body of each is different.
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I find the past so fascinating. Photographs are strange, almost surreal, almost here yet gone. I slip into thinking what the past must have been like and I enjoy creating that ambience and atmosphere - 1730 to around 1870 is the most interesting period.
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The desire for security must be balanced with our regard for liberty.
