Murray Gell-Mann Quotes
Enthusiasm is followed by disappointment and even depression, and then by renewed enthusiasm.
Quotes to Explore
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I am neither a Bengali nor am I from Delhi's St Stephen's. I am an Allahabad boy.
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There are parents who are really angry that I decided to portray people who have come into the country illegally as decent human beings.
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Keep in mind that no matter how perfectly you get your life in order, you will never be rid of all your problems. Problems are a way of life, always have been, always will be. But how you elect to view those problems is all up to you.
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If America is truly Israel's greatest ally, we should not be asking it to put its citizens and future at risk by forcing the establishment of a hostile Palestinian state as the only option.
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I walked in thinking, 'I have ten movies under my belt and now they want me to go back to making commercials?' I said, if I do that, I want it to be funny.
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Truth is on the side of the oppressed.
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I do think that I can sing, though I actually like voices I can't imitate.
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For Israel to retain its amazing position as the largest concentration of high tech after Silicon Valley, we need more engineers and mathematicians. We have too many lawyers.
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We cannot say no to what has already been approved by the citizens.
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The length of exposure (one minute in sunlight) is still too long for the portrait. It was fifteen minutes when I first began my work. Progress may continue.
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There's something about the expanse of nature that forces you to think clearly.
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Everybody comes to film differently; everybody has different backgrounds. Just find whatever your lane is naturally. Don't try to force yourself into someone else's vision or try to tell a story that you're not passionate about.
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A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.
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An inspiring word for me is to think of myself as limitless.
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Our central theme is, How good you can get? How hard can I go to see how good you can get?
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I always feel like I want to do my career my own way.
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Un homme se définit aussi bien par ses comédies que par ses élans sincères.1
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He had that nameless charm, with a strong magnetism which can only be called 'It', and cats – as well as women – always knew when he came into the room.
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Apolo is going to have to keep skating so he can add more gold to his entourage.
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Only a fool does not fear actors, but you can't beat them, and if you can't beat them, join them, as they say. As I've got older I've become very interested in that part of the work.
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I'm a pretty light and light-spirited person; I'm not a depressed guy.
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To conquer death you only have to die.
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Enthusiasm is followed by disappointment and even depression, and then by renewed enthusiasm.
