Alexei Panshin Quotes
This is what makes science so hard, and ultimately so fun. Think of the limits of what we know as a great suite of rooms inhabited by vast numbers of incredibly busy, incredibly messy, nearsighted people, all of whom are eccentric recluses.
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With network, shows are pulled half the time after three episodes whether they're good or they're not good. It's a numbers game. With cable, they can take a lot more liberties.
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If I ask you to write down the last 4 digits of your social security number, and then take you out to lunch and ask you how many dentists there are in Manhattan, there's going to be a high correlation between those two numbers. What happens is that the number psychologically makes you feel confident.
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I chose my house because I loved the fact that there was a really busy road with lots of things to stare at.
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Today's kids aren't taking up arms against their parents; they're too busy texting them.
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I will calmly wait for my induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Don't I have the numbers to be inducted?
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Some people are so busy learning the tricks of the trade that they never learn the trade.
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I'm basically useless in interviews because I don't remember anything. But I find it very peaceful, actually, because I have a sort of busy mind. I'm like, 'This is great!'
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It's too bad I'm not a flirt. When I'm on the sets, I'm too busy working on my scenes to look at the ladies.
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If I can stay constantly busy, I'll be happy.
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I gotta be honest with you... I hate numbers. I hate chapter numbers. I hate them.
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I'm a businessman, and what I know is numbers and business.
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I quite like to sing, actually - just belting out numbers with my guitar. I find that it's a form of tranquility.
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I'm always the cousin that can't make it to the family functions because I'm busy.
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Every actor wants more offers, but I get enough and I do like to be busy.
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There are people who are good for letters and others that are good for numbers.
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People think New York is crazy and busy, but it's actually a great place for lazy people to live.
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Being a track sprinter, when it's all about a thousandth of a second, there is no escaping the numbers every single day.
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The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.
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The mistakes we make when we try to imagine our personal futures are also lawful, regular, and systematic. They, too, have a pattern that tells us about the powers and limits of foresight in much the same way that optical illusions tell us about the powers and limits of eyesight.
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And he loved her, both for her fault and her redemption of it, more than he had ever thought that he could love her; for he had believed that in their kiss love had reached its uttermost. But love has no uttermost, as the stars have no number and the sea no rest.
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Disasters are usually a good time to re-examine what we've done so far, what mistakes we've made, and what improvements should come next.
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What we see is what they're trying to sell us. It's not true nostalgic as much as it is repeating old material because it's less expensive than new material.
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A normal man is one who has not only actualized his potentialities but has freed himself from his subjectivity.
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This is what makes science so hard, and ultimately so fun. Think of the limits of what we know as a great suite of rooms inhabited by vast numbers of incredibly busy, incredibly messy, nearsighted people, all of whom are eccentric recluses.
