J. Allen Hynek Quotes
As a scientist I must be mindful of the past; all too often it has happened that matters of great value to science were overlooked because the new phenomenon did not fit the accepted scientific outlook of the time.
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I feel like I've grown up a bit. I'm a bit more confident, and I've been reading more, and I've had a little more time to myself. I went on this writing trip to gather my thoughts about where and who I am in this world, and why we're all here.
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I refuse to accept other people's ideas of happiness for me. As if there's a 'one size fits all' standard for happiness.
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It is sort of boring to stay in the same spot. You know, I didn't set out to become the first to do this, the first to do that. It was just that my interests were so diversified.
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I will be conquered; I will not capitulate.
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Science progresses best when observations force us to alter our preconceptions.
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You have to be willing to ask questions that almost no one else would ask.
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I always had to genuinely like the actors I worked with and use my enthusiasm and vision to give them confidence to push their creativity and their humor.
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I am very much against makeup and high heels and all that we inherit as 'beauty.'
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I get mad quick and and go off at the handle quick.
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What is Art? It is the response of man's creative soul to the call of the Real.
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A modern health and social care system has to be completely focussed on the needs of its users.
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The aging process is totally minimizing. Life in general is pretty minimizing because you have a lot of big ideas, and you have to battle the mistaken delusions and instability that come with youth.
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My retiring days are behind me – they're going to have to throw me out now.
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I'm going to show the difference between the champ and second place.
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Music Box has proven itself in a few short years to be a cutting edge distributor with a sophisticated understanding of both the market and cinema.
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I played Woodstock in '69, and it really changed my life. Without a doubt, it was the single event that really changed the way I felt about music. Up to that point, I hadn't really thought of myself as more serious musician, and I didn't really have that much interest in pop music.
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Every country has the right to determine its own laws. And India can't afford monopolies.
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If anybody's getting a shot, somebody's getting a shot against me because I'm the guy to beat.
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We've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.
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You will not ever perceive the truth that is reality. There are many realities.
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Advertising reaches out to touch the fantasy part of people's lives. And you know, most people's fantasies are pretty sad.
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…death came so easily, hardly announced, without apparent cause, often greeted with smiles.
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I'd studied 16th century science and magic. I thought it was strange that people were interested in the same kinds of things my research was about. The more I thought about it, the more intriguing it became and pretty soon I was writing a novel about a reluctant witch and a 1500-year-old vampire.
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As a scientist I must be mindful of the past; all too often it has happened that matters of great value to science were overlooked because the new phenomenon did not fit the accepted scientific outlook of the time.
