Steven Strogatz Quotes
To grasp how different a million is from a billion, think about it like this: A million seconds is a little under two weeks; a billion seconds is about thirty-two years.
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Nobody is bothered about an institution more than its alumni.
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Every hero becomes a bore at last.
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This is the beauty of fiction. We may not like these characters, but we inhabit them.
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Enforcement is the long overdue step to protect our Nation from external threats in a time of war. And then once we do that, we can effectively discuss a guest worker program.
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You don't drown by falling into water. You only drown if you stay there.
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The important thing is not what they think of me, but what I think of them.
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Security was another reason. You never know what can happen to you when you earn a lot of money.
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I couldn't find anyone doing something about the astounding injustices women were experiencing, so I decided to do something myself. I cannot tell you how many people ridiculed my efforts.
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This is a world in which reasons are made up because reality is too painful.
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Even today, skiffle is a defining part of my music. If I get the opportunity to just have a jam, skiffle is what I love to play.
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There's going to be a picture of 'Mama' on my obit.
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In Argentina, we're surrounded by polo ponies. The farm covers roughly 170 hectares, and there are no cattle or sheep, just horses.
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Anything that looks good makes you feel better.
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The greatest compliment a writer can be given is that a story and character hold a reader spellbound. I'm caught up in the story writing and I miss a good deal of sleep thinking about it and working out the plot points.
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I continue with the illusion of serving Colombia. Only God knows if it were to be from the presidency.
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It doesn't seem expected for us to do something like that, but I love electronic music. I spend a lot of my time listening to that and just trying to understand what makes it work - what makes it move people the way it does and why they have some of the best-selling festivals in the world.
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Without putting the brakes on out-of-control campaign contributions from individuals and corporations - it will be business as usual, with 1 percent of Americans pulling the strings.
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I really like stuff that is collectible that you can hold and go, 'There's only a few people that have this.' I like to see that someone's put a lot of labor into making something.
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No matter what you do, you're going to have people who have something to say about something you do. You can't please anybody.
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I started playing badminton when I was probably of eight years and ever since have been playing. I didn't go to university.
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But I'm not objective when I'm acting.
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I grew up listening to most of my parents' music like The Beatles and ABBA and all that stuff.
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The Republican Party`s reacting now to the news of [Donald] Trump`s dominance in different ways. For some, they are pushing resistance.
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To grasp how different a million is from a billion, think about it like this: A million seconds is a little under two weeks; a billion seconds is about thirty-two years.
