Nicolaus Copernicus Quotes
The scorn which I had reason to fear on account of the novelty and unconventionality of my opinion almost induced me to abandon completely the work which I had undertaken. . . . Astronomy is written for astronomers. To them my work too will seem, unless I am mistaken, to make some contribution.
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I've been searching for ways to heal myself, and I've found that kindness is the best way.
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In case of doubt, do a little more than you have to.
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Nobody can teach what is inside a person; it has to be discovered for oneself and a way must be found to express it.
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It was my very good fortune to find a mentor, Clay Felker, who started my career at the 'New York Magazine' as a freelance writer when I had to quit my job at the 'Herald Tribune' to stay home with my young daughter.
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We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.
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The reason that last-ditch political maneuvering has become business as usual in Washington is that the actors involved are drunk on blame and are convinced that the voting public is, too. They count on outrage, thereby spreading numbness. They cherish the prospect of partisan fury, thereby inspiring nonpartisan disgust.
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Writers are so important.
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Very often there's this misapprehension about actors being people that need to display themselves, to reveal themselves in public.
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It's amazing how many companies aren't really in tune to the needs of different travelers. There's just so many embarrassing situations that you go through when you travel. You have to have a sense of humor about it and take it in stride. My whole approach is to embrace spontaneity.
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Early Islam was a time of great creativity. Scholars excelled in sciences and literature.
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I played sports year around: basketball, soccer, softball and I ran track year around, from the time I was, like, six, seven.
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It was horrifying. You wouldn't believe how people are treated there. You could see that these people had withdrawn so far that they just lived in their own minds. They did terrible things to themselves.
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The countenances of children, like those of animals, are masks, not faces, for they have not yet developed a significant profile of their own.
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The best part about being friends with your parents is that no matter what you do, they have to keep loving you.
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Sailing is such a variable sport. There could be no wind, or there could be 25 knots. You never know what you're going to get.
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I have always had the courage for the new things that life sometimes offers.
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I wasn't surprised to find Samsung's OLED screen to be bright, vivid, and clear. It's beautiful, although in viewing some photos and videos, I found, as I have in the past, that - to my eye, at least - Samsung tends to oversaturate colors.
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If you're going to write a story, avoid contemporary references. They date a story and they have no staying power.
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The sway of alcohol over mankind is unquestionably due to its power to stimulate the mystical faculties of human nature, usually crushed to earth by the cold facts and dry criticisms of the sober hour.
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There are two sides of the Velvet Rope. Those who want to be on the other side and those who are on the other side.
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Maybe kissing is sort of like nature's coffee. -Jonathan
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I'm a stickler for structure. So I tend to make sure I'm hitting certain points in the script and that I'm progressing and moving things along. You know, are the characters keeping the plot moving along? And are they true, and do I know their motivations?
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In positive terms, we can state that psychological maturity entails finding greater satisfaction in giving than in receiving; having a capacity to form satisfying and permanent loyalties; being primarily a creative, contributing person; having learned to profit from experience; having a freedom from fear (anxiety) with a resulting true serenity and not a pseudo absence of tension; and accepting and making the most of unchangeable reality when it confronts one.
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The scorn which I had reason to fear on account of the novelty and unconventionality of my opinion almost induced me to abandon completely the work which I had undertaken. . . . Astronomy is written for astronomers. To them my work too will seem, unless I am mistaken, to make some contribution.
