Dan Shechtman Quotes
I fell in love with science and decided to continue for my Ph.D., and from there on, I was a scientist.
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The cadence of life is slower in North Korea.
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I'd work with soccer coordinators at Game Changing Films and have one or two combat training sessions with my stunt double, who's a wushu master.
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As the scripts come in they are sent to the artists, and the artists are either very busy, or ready to start.
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When I do a character, I try to base it on someone I have met or an experience I've had.
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Like so many families, we were dealing with limited means. We weren't poor at all, but we had some challenging times financially. When my stepdad got laid off... we were really trying to find our footing for a couple of years.
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It is my own firm belief that the strength of the soul grows in proportion as you subdue the flesh.
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When you say to Israelis, 'European boycott,' they think it means that this year they won't get Camembert cheese on time... That is not the case.
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I'm a chubby middle-aged white guy with short hair. I think that's it, really. I kind of have a look. Right now, I'm not fat enough to be the fat friend, but I'm not thin enough to be the leading man, so I look like a cop.
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My 93-year-old grandma is a beautiful example of healthy living. She laughs a lot and always says, 'Just be yourself!' She also eats dessert every single day.
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I'm very happy with what I've accomplished, but we're going for more.
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I'm completely in love with the idea of love.
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The end of science is not to prove a theory, but to improve mankind.
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Making the Hall of Fame, would it be something that's gratifying because of what I've sacrificed? Sure. Baseball has been a big part of our lives. We've sacrificed our bodies. It's the way we made our living.
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Michael Kitchen was a great person to work with. So attentive and just great at what he does and supportive, also.
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All Hollywood corrupts; and absolute Hollywood corrupts absolutely.
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We didn't gel with Poison and the Bon Jovi. Bon Jovi was the best of the pop metal bands, but we never fit in with the hair metal stuff. We were never as hip as the Chili Peppers. We were in the middle.
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A man has a birthright to be tired and retired. I am retired completely.
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My wife attends a Presbyterian church.
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I even get tired performing standup, which is normally a low-impact exercise in futility but looks hard the way I do it. That's why I take a lot of breaks, often stopping in the middle of a joke to catch my breath, or blame the crowd for not laughing before the punchline.
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Thinking through how to make sure we're bringing incredible toys and experiences and that to our girls and our boys at some point is really important for this country for the world in general.
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The social science on the impact of desegregation is clear. Researchers have consistently found that students in integrated schools - irrespective of ethnicity, race, or social class - are more likely to make academic gains in mathematics, reading, and often science than they are in segregated ones.
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There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
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I never wrote just straight women's roles. I liked the strong characters. I don't mean women who have masculine qualities about them, but something that has some intestinal fortitude, some guts to it.
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I fell in love with science and decided to continue for my Ph.D., and from there on, I was a scientist.
