Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich Quotes
If Landau would have been here he would have stopped you after twenty seconds.
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The Enlightenment view of mankind is a complete myth. It leads us into thinking we're sane and rational creatures most of the time, and we're not.
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I think that any time you're able to get a guy like Carmelo Anthony to be on your team, you're going to be a step up.
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The 'Islam vs. the West' dialogue ceased to be about real people a long time ago.
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Once you become poor, tired and time-constrained, you become a much better human being.
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When you want something very dearly, you make the time.
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We moved from the East coast to the town of Spokane, Washington, when I was about 13 years old, and I did not adapt very well to the, to the style of the place, and I spent most of my time in the public library.
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It took 23 years from Abraxane being conceived to us showing now with conclusiveness that it works in pancreatic cancer. We cannot afford as a society to wait another 23 years to make sure that the patients get the right care, at the right time, at the right place.
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The first time you win, nobody picks you; the last time you win, nobody picks you. You've just got to pick yourself.
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Well, one always has an instinct to be a painter, and I've done quite a lot of painting at one time or another, though not with any public success.
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I can't really see myself as an artist. Now, to step out here and there, do it when I feel like it, that's a possibility. But for me to be a full-fledged, full-time artist in the industry, I don't think so.
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I'm not afraid of turning 80 and I have lots of things to do. I don't have time for dying.
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What I learned from boxing and what everyone can take in real life is to follow directions, follow order. Don't give nobody a hard time.
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When your life is being threatened there's an instinctive urge to fight. You fight for the time you have, for your relationships.
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I am a man who is noble. I have a good heart, but at the same time, I'm a little malicioso. There's no way of hiding that side.
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I meet an enormous number of incredible people all the time, people I find very inspiring, and I'm very busy.
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I allegedly am an outsider writer, so I write from the perspective of somebody who doesn't completely fit in. But at the same time, I can state the fact that I don't know of any good writer who is not an outsider writer.
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Nelson Mandela was an outstanding leader and a mentor for me. I was in South Africa at the time he was released. I was in South Africa when he was inaugurated as the first president.
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When I look back, I can say that the summer when I was 19 was a formative time for me. But at the time I just thought I was making tofu every night for dinner and going to work.
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Being successful doesn’t make you manage your time well. Managing your time well makes you successful!
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I feel like God gives you what you deserve. Whatever that time is, you get what you deserve.
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The sort of man you will make of yourself, how you will be regarded by the world, whether people will admire and respect or despise you, whether you win the approval or the condemnation of your Maker - all this is in your own hands.
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Already 2008 has proved a tumultuous year in terms of global perceptions of China, and there are still 59 days to go until the Beijing Olympics. The tragedy of the Sichuan earthquake followed hard on the heels of the riots in Tibet and the demonstrations surrounding the Olympic torch relay.
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Always go into meetings or negotiations with a positive attitude. Tell yourself you're going to make this the best deal for all parties.
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If Landau would have been here he would have stopped you after twenty seconds.
