C.P. Snow Quotes
I think, on the whole that scientists make slightly better husbands and fathers than most of us, and I admire them for it.
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I tested for a couple of pilots, but they said I was too tall.
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One of the prices that we pay for integration was the disintegration of the black community.
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Free trade is not based on utility but on justice.
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The whole gun debate needs to be infused with a discussion about manhood. It's frustrating to hear debates about gun rights vs. gun control, and yet very few people say what's hidden in plain sight: It's really a contest of meanings about manhood.
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Africa is poor because its investors and its creditors are unspeakably rich.
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I used to be someone that needed nine hours of sleep; otherwise, I didn't think I was going to sound good when I sang, and I was very disciplined and anal about my preparation. When you become a parent, there just isn't that time, you know?
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I did some martial arts training for 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,' since the character was an assassin.
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Those who really value Ukrainian sovereignty should opt for real independence and a positive neutrality: neither a plaything of the West nor Moscow.
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There's no handbook for parenting. So you walk a very fine line as a parent because you are civilizing these raw things. They will tip the coffee over and finger-paint on the table. At some point, you have to say, 'We're gonna have to clean that up because you don't paint with coffee on a table.'
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I just come from a school where you have to win something to be accepted.
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I was under the false impression that I could sing in high school, so I did a lot of musical stuff. I can't sing or dance, so that was entertaining for everyone.
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'Marco Polo' had some negative reactions in the press. Viewers have loved it, and the volume of viewing has been phenomenal.
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But even if I'm left high and dry at the end of this wild journey, just taking it is a great feeling.
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Parents often talk about the younger generation as if they didn't have anything to do with it.
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In the U.K., there is a sort of obsession with class.
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I see no conflict whatsoever between Christianity and good business practices. People say you can't mix business with religion. I say there's no other way.
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Nobody has ever convinced me that ancient aliens have visited Earth. Not even close.
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I want to, at the end of the day, be able to say, 'I am a runner.'
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I think you can overthink dealing with fame. To an extent, you've got to put yourself out there, but I feel like your work should really speak for itself, and I don't feel the need to go and make everyone like me because, to be honest, I'm not looking to be friends with the world. I'd much rather people watch the things that I'm in.
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More than anything, what we do as actors is to sit and watch, and I would never want to get so lost in the celebrity bubble I couldn't do that because my feet no longer touch the ground.
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I have to think a thousand times before I speak. If I am myself and end up saying one wrong thing, there will be 1,000 negative tweets about me.
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I don't take much from my own father, because he was a very austere, quiet, private man who would come home from work, go to his parlour and play Beethoven on his piano.
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Various different people have inspired me throughout my career. From Francis Bacon to Vassareli, Coco Chanel to Christian Dior, Cecil Beaton, musicians, architects... the list is endless.
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I think, on the whole that scientists make slightly better husbands and fathers than most of us, and I admire them for it.
