Tom Rachman Quotes
We enjoy this illusion of continuity and we call it memory. Which explains, perhaps, why our worst fear isn't the end of life, but the end of memories
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Vulnerable young women are being brainwashed by the radical lies of ISIS militants in the Middle East.
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I think most people that are looked upon as doing something daring don't necessarily think of it that way-they do what they have to do.
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I went into the sciences very early on, but to me, economics pervades so much more of our lives and our existence.
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Asia is changing, and China is changing. The 'Post' will have great opportunities. With its access to Alibaba's resources, data, and all the relationships in our ecosystem, the 'Post' can report on Asia and China more accurately compared with other media that have no such access.
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I have lots of memories of my father. He was an incredible father. We all loved him to death.
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Sometimes you can know too much. A lot of brainy people like Stephen Fry are quite depressive.
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Oh, I am such a nerd when it comes to music - I only listen to Broadway!
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Organic compounds exist in which a hydrogen atom, joined to the carbon, acquires acid properties as a result of the proximity of certain functional groupings.
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Everything depends on a good job - strong families, strong communities, the pursuit of the American dream, and a tax base to support schools for our kids and services for our seniors.
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A tea set is good for a newborn girl. It is a gift that instantly makes the room a girl's room.
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It is better to go skiing and think of God, than go to church and think of sport.
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You wouldn't believe how the town was named for me. I was met by the whole population, headed by the mayor.
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The most pressing ethical question is to make sure that everything you do from a scientific standpoint is done for the ultimate good and positive issue for the people that you're caring about.
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I think it is important to remind people of the extent of our free will.
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Historically the director has been the key creative element in a film and we must maintain that. We must protect that, in spite of the fact that there is new technology that's continually trying to erode that.
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If these theatres didn't exist, the tradition of British theatre would cease to exist.
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I always wanted 'Sideways' to be like a great 1960s Italian film.
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I love that kind of edgy, rock n' roll punk thing that we do so well in England. But my style adapts to where I am. When I'm in Los Angeles, suddenly I'm like, 'I need a sandal, and I need a beige dress, and I need some flowers in my hair.'
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The last thing we need is yet another makeup company. Even I have a nervous breakdown when I go through the department store makeup floor.
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We are always acting on what has just finished happening. It happened at least 1/30th of a second ago. We think we’re in the present, but we aren’t. The present we know is only a movie of the past.
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I need to be able to rock out.
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The success of any stand-up act comes out of life experience.
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I would vote for the man who's lived life, who's done different occupations, who's been out in the real world and struggled to make a living, struggled to raise a family, struggled with life as it exists. So I'd vote for experience, honest experience.
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We enjoy this illusion of continuity and we call it memory. Which explains, perhaps, why our worst fear isn't the end of life, but the end of memories
