Augustin-Jean Fresnel Quotes
Simplicity lies concealed in this chaos, and it is only for us to discover it.
Quotes to Explore
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At the age of 13, I felt it was up to me to decide whether I wanted to go to church or be with my mates, and I chose to go to church.
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I've always wanted to make Australian art interesting. To get a different audience watching art documentaries would be great.
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I have always been interested in politics. I was in the student union before, very active.
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With every film, I try and give the audiences a little more than the previous film in terms of comedy, action, drama and so on.
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I think, on a larger note, that filmmakers and studios should start to tuck it in a little bit, because films wouldn't have the pressure they have if the word wasn't out about how expensive they were.
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I give two hoots about being typecast. It's not in my hands.
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Culture is the intersection of people and life itself. It's how we deal with life, love, death, birth, disappointment... all of that is expressed in culture.
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Any econometrician who wants to see practical application of his science will be highly concerned with applications to economic planning at the national level.
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An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.
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It would not be amiss for the novice to write the last paragraph of his story first, once a synopsis of the plot has been carefully prepared - as it always should be.
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I respect hippos. They just look the way they do; they can't do anything about it, but they don't seem bothered.
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A lot of comedians are selfish.
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When you hear a story, do you believe only the nice parts? Truth isn’t like a baked fish, where you can eat the flesh and leave the bones and skin. You have to eat it all.
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He might take habit, whether from wave or phrase,Or power of the wave, or deepened speech, Or a leaner being, moving in on him, Of greater aptitude and apprehension,As if the waves at last were never broken, As if the language suddenly, with ease, Said things it had laboriously spoken.
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I have got him fast hung up, quoth Didius to himself, upon one of the two horns of my dilemma - let him get off as he can.
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I didn't get to experience proper autumn until I was eighteen and heading off to college on the East Coast!
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My entire life can fit into a knapsack.
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I moved to Spain, and at all the tournaments I'd play, I would be really good in my age. That made me realize that I could be a pro.
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You have to think about your image and how you want people to view you. And if it becomes too much, people will get kind of tired of you.
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It happens so quickly it seems like it's coming from somewhere else. It's not It just means that you're in sync with yourself. And whatever your goal is, in terms of hearing a melody or a lyric, the closer you get to it, the faster it comes out and the easier it is to "spit it out", as it were.
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Often I find that poems predict what I'm going to do later in my own writing, and often I find that poems predict my life. So I think poetry is the most intense expression of feeling that we have.
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I've always enjoyed things a little more chaotic than most people would prefer. I feel that I run well in chaos.
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Love, therefore, and tongue-tied simplicity In least speak most, to my capacity.
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Simplicity lies concealed in this chaos, and it is only for us to discover it.
