Alexander Isley Quotes
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Any man who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined.
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Whenever I leave Manhattan, I get the bends!
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From the moment this war began, there was, for this state, only one policy possible, neutrality.
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I'm at the mercy of whatever character comes into my head.
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At his direction, I have taken command as the temporary Head of the Republic.
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If we didn't get the record, we didn't exist.
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Value is what you get.
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In the 30 years of my career, I have explored all possible mediums, except radio.
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Get there first with the most.
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If one must fight or create, it is necessary that this be preceded by the broadest possible knowledge.
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Because of recent improvements in the accuracy of theoretical predictions based on large scale ab initio quantum mechanical calculations, meaningful comparisons between theoretical and experimental findings have become possible.
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You give before you get.
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To get scared is something not in my personality.
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I really love fan art, which I get sent a lot of. I really, really get a lot of. I get a kick out of it.
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Honestly, are we ever going to get over 'California Girls' by Katy Perry? I know it's old, but that song - I love that song!
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I might have faults but I'm not a big head.
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I was afraid of just about everything in this world, with the possible exception of my mother and I wasn't too sure about her.
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I'm a massive yoga head. Lots of yoga and lots of running. I do Bikram yoga. I adore it.
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I always think it is kind of funny when it comes to wisdom, and I say God has a sense of humor, because my middle name is Solomon, and I love the Book of Proverbs which is written by Solomon, and I have read from the Book of Proverbs to start and end every day since I was 14.
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Who else but the maestro of mathematical creativity, Clifford Pickover, to curate a museum of Strange Brains and write biographies of the scientific geniuses who formerly owned them? I'll never look at a pigeon, a pearl, or a Wheatstone bridge the same way again.
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Our tragedy today is a general and universal physical fear so long sustained by now that we can even bear it. There are no longer problems of the spirit. There is only the question: When will I be blown up? Because of this, the young man or woman writing today has forgotten the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself which alone can make good writing because only that is worth writing about, worth the agony and the sweat. He must learn them again.
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About half my designs are controlled fantasy, 15 percent are total madness and the rest are bread-and-butter designs.
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I think the whole experience of being a human being on the planet is such a mystery, to be honest. Trying to figure out one's purpose and asking "What is it all about?"
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Get in over your head as often and as joyfully as possible.
