Anatol Rapoport Quotes

The "flow of information" through human communication channels is enormous. So far no theory exists, to our knowledge, which attributes any sort of unambiguous measure to this "flow".

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• It's healthy to have interests besides books.

  

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• Dark chocolate, and salt and vinegar chips are my weakness - but not together.

  

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• How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.

  

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• And for the few that only lend their ear, That few is all the world.

  

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• Today the arts exist in isolation, from which they can be rescued only through the conscious, cooperative effort of all craftsmen. Architects, painters, and sculptors must recognize anew and learn to grasp the composite character of a building both as an entity and in its separate parts.

  

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• I think people should know more of Africa in terms of its joie de vivre, its feeling for life. In spite of the images that one knows about Africa - the economic poverty, the corruption - there's a joy to living and a happiness in community, living together, in community life, which may be missing here in America.

  

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• Accordingly, one race is neither superior nor inferior to another.

  

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• Beauty is when you can appreciate yourself. When you love yourself, that's when you're most beautiful.

  

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• The only thing I regret in life is that I didn't practice basketball more.

  

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• Smart people tend to know what is happening in a group situation and how to deal with others in the most effective way. They ask good questions, listen to what others are saying, and stay engaged in conversations intently.

  

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• There's a Washington standard of casually putting things off the record. It's really gone too far. I don't know an easy way to turn it back.

  

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• I thought 'The Well' was going to launch my career, but nothing happened.

  

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• When I was a child, the FA Cup was one of the crown jewels of the sporting year, along with the Grand National, Wimbledon and The Open. But with every announcement it seems to lose another piece of its identity. First it was sponsors added to the name, followed by the semi-finals at Wembley.

  

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• With five chances on each hand and one unwavering aim, no boy, however poor, need despair. There is bread and success for every youth under the American flag who has energy and ability to seize his opportunity.

  

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• There is no such thing as darkness; only a failure to see.

  

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• We talked about politics constantly in my family growing up in North Carolina. There were always debates. Being of Greek background, it's in our blood to drink coffee and talk politics.

  

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• I don't watch a lot of T.V., and I hardly ever have time to keep up with series, though I do love reruns of old favorites from my childhood like 'Dr. Who', 'The Goodies', and 'Get Smart.'

  

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• I want to make films that are worthwhile, on some level, but also very entertaining.

  

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• In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not.

  

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• The Broadway audiences are very vocal and seem very engaged. For certain shows, especially with a show like 'The Heiress,' the audience's reactions sound like 'The Jerry Springer Show' sometimes. That seems to be a very New York thing. Oh, there's also the entrance round of applause here, which we don't get too much in London.

  

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• But to say that Sarah Palin and the tea party movement is responsible for vandalism or threats is just a way to dismiss the American people and, and their dissatisfaction with this health care bill.

  

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• The "flow of information" through human communication channels is enormous. So far no theory exists, to our knowledge, which attributes any sort of unambiguous measure to this "flow".

  

  Anatol Rapoport
  • Information
  • Theory
  • Measure