Wilhelm Ostwald Quotes
The well-known fact that the form of a specific substance, e.g. water, and hence its properties can alter without a change in composition was disposed of by the formal view that a physical, not a chemical, process was involved.
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Everybody now seems to be talking about democracy. I don't understand this. As I think of it, democracy isn't like a Sunday suit to be brought out and worn only for parades. It's the kind of a life a decent man leads, it's something to live for and to die for.
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Coming to another hockey Mecca like Toronto makes you a better coach. I want to have fun again. I want to make it fun for everybody, and it's fun when you win.
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It is not true that I dictate what should be done. There is a dialogue.
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I wasn't naturally gifted in terms of size and speed; everything I did in hockey I worked for, and that's the way I'll be as a coach.
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To take part in this brothel through the payment of my taxes, that had become to me unbearable.
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Discouragement, fear, doubt, lack of self-confidence, are the germs which have killed the prosperity and happiness of tens of thousands of people.
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I grew up in a hippie commune so I have a real hippie part of me.
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I'm looking to expand my portfolio while I'm on top and while I'm young.
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I love working with the right actor, and if the right actor happens to be unknown, that should be allowed, too, I think.
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Design is important, it's an important dimension in the car. It's not the only one.
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I believe in the future, and to be a good investor, you have to believe in the future.
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Our entire brand is about transparency. We want that data out there because you know what? If you are only getting one in three messages replied to, you're normal. You're right there in the middle of everything with everyone else.
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'The Lego Movie?' I've never heard of it.
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I love the homely atmosphere of Indore and Bhopal. People here are very warm and affectionate.
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Guinea pigs are practically synonymous with experiments. Lab rats have become the workhorses of modern medicine. Genetics owes a huge debt to the humble fruit fly. There's almost no branch of the life sciences, in fact, that hasn't leaned heavily on one animal or another.
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You can't make the audience fall in love with a character you don't like.
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There's just something so special about 'God Made Girls.' It comes from a girl's perspective, and there's nothing like that on radio right now, and so I think that's what made us able to pick that song as a single.
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I don't believe in God. I do believe in Judaism. I believe in ethics, morals.
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You know, we don't have any decorative sprigs of rosemary; we're not placing little matchstick radishes onto an hors d'oeuvre... The food's gotta taste good. The concept's gotta taste good.
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When writing about historical characters I try to be as accurate as possible, and in particular not to misrepresent the view they held. With a real historical figure you have to be fair, and this is not an obligation you have in dealing with your own creations, so it is quite different.
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I met Cary Grant once, and I was absolutely star struck. I got his autograph.
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The first exception [to the First Amendment] will not be the last.
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The well-known fact that the form of a specific substance, e.g. water, and hence its properties can alter without a change in composition was disposed of by the formal view that a physical, not a chemical, process was involved.
