Pafnuty Chebyshev Quotes
To isolate mathematics from the practical demands of the sciences is to invite the sterility of a cow shut away from the bulls.
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I would just die if some little girl saw me jump into bed with someone in the movies, and then she did it and got AIDS and died.
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Well, the crazy thing for me is I think out of anything that's happened in the last year, all the success, people always ask what do you guys do with the money? I don't think they realize we're not really making any money.
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Just as water is a key ingredient to growth on the farm, capital is required for businesses to thrive.
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After I recovered from 'Lioness', I wanted to write something about animals because I really like mythical creatures, especially dragons. At 12, I was one of those semi-recluses who did better with animals than people. Out of that, came the character, Daine, who could communicate with animals.
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You have to discover when you're inadequate to be funny and you don't know you're inadequate when you're a kid.
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I love coming to London and seeing what people on the street are wearing.
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When it is a question of God's almighty Spirit, never say, 'I can't.'
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They've listed my name in the dictionary - 'Imeldific' is used to mean ostentatious extravagance... But the truth will prevail.
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Memory is a way of telling you what's important to you.
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But it kills me, this fascination with celebrities' personal lives.
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I think the government should be out of the marriage business and leave marriage to the churches.
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Part of my life is spent designing in urban centers, and part of my life has been spent in factories. But the other part of my life is spent in nature.
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I took the longest showers of my life after every time I visited Gramacho. It affects the personality of the catadores. They always dress really well, they're very sharp, and when they go out they always wear a lot of perfume because they're very conscious of the possibility of having the smell.
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I was taught to confront things you can't avoid. Death is one of those things. To live in a society where you're trying not to look at it is stupid because looking at death throws us back into life with more vigour and energy. The fact that flowers don't last for ever makes them beautiful.
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I've been writing my entire life, and I'll always write.
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Democrats hate Democrats most of all.
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Matt Braunger really makes me laugh; I like that guy a lot.
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'The September Issue' is really a film about Anna Wintour's relationship with long time 'Vogue' Creative Director Grace Coddington. The two of them have been working together for two decades, and the extraordinary symbiosis between them has left an indelible mark on the fashion industry.
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Liberty is the chosen resort of the artistic shopper.
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There's guys like me who aren't going to the theater, so distributors are leaving money on the table.
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Writing is communication, and you don't know how you're doing until you put it in front of someone else's eyes. You also learn from critiquing other writers' work.
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I was about 28-29 when I wrote my first story, and that was called 'The Garden of Abdul Gasazi.'
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Remember there is always a limit to self-indulgence, none to restraint... Civilization , in the real sense of the term, consists not in the multiplication but in the deliberate and voluntary restriction of wants. This alone promotes real happiness and contentment , and increases the capacity for service.
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To isolate mathematics from the practical demands of the sciences is to invite the sterility of a cow shut away from the bulls.
