Augustin-Jean Fresnel Quotes
Simplicity lies concealed in this chaos, and it is only for us to discover it.
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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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I definitely have a real self-destructive streak.
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The United States is a giant island of freedom, achievement, wealth and prosperity in a world hostile to our values.
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But those with shattered souls find it very difficult to speak.
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So no, I’m not too big on religion...and not very fond of politics or economics either...And why should I be? They are the man-created trinity of terrors that ravages the earth and deceives those I care about. What mental turmoil and anxiety does any human face that is not related to one of those three?
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The safest course was actually the simplest-do nothing at all and hope everything turned out for the best. It wasn't a great plan, but it had the benefits of simplicity and a long tradition.
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Simplicity lies concealed in this chaos, and it is only for us to discover it.
