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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If you meet a girl, you meet a girl. It's normal, so if you exchange numbers, whatevs, it's cool.
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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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There is nothing better than having a personal-best day, being in shape and pushing myself beyond my own limits.
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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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I've always made a point of playing parts where weight has nothing to do with it, and not just weight but looks. It's about being funny and being interesting, and I think there are a lot more interesting things to play than being overweight.
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I've been really lucky. People have been nice to me on the internet. That's the reason why I couldn't figure out what was wrong with me.
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To me, art almost always speaks more forcefully when it appears in an imperfect, accidental, and fragmentary way, somehow just signaling its presence, allowing one to feel it through the ineptitude of the interpretation. I prefer the Chopin that reaches me in the street from an open window to the Chopin served in great style from the concert stage.
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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.
