Richard Feynman Quotes
A poet once said, "The whole universe is in a glass of wine." We will probably never know in what sense he meant that, for poets do not write to be understood. But it is true that if we look at a glass of wine closely enough we see the entire universe.
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I was certainly a better actor after my five years in Hollywood. I had learned to be natural - never to exaggerate. I found I could act on the stage in just the same way as I had acted in a studio: using my ordinary voice, eliminating gestures, keeping everything extremely simple.
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I hope that the families will understand that the contribution of women is important and can be more powerful for building a greater country.
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We do not need to proselytise either by our speech or by our writing. We can only do so really with our lives. Let our lives be open books for all to study.
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I'm not cynical.
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I don't think that our European Union membership precludes us from building an illiberal new state based on national foundations.
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The more desperate you are, the more mistakes you make.
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I don't think that's healthy for the country when anyone thinks their morals are better than anyone else's.
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When you're creating a fragrance, you're always thinking about what you want that first smell to be, that first reaction. It's a sensation, like a symphony with all of those layers and notes. I love the way it changes and the way it dries down. The fun thing about scent is that it's unique to everyone; pheromones take on a new scent.
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If you think only of evil, then you become pessimistic and hopeless like Freud. But if you think there is no evil, then you're just one more deluded Pollyanna.
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It is hard for anyone who discovers George Washington not to write about him, perhaps because he is so hard to discover and such a surprise when you do.
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As a rule, you'll not have much trouble having your way, if you are right.
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Real quality means making sure that people are proud of the code they write, that they're involved and taking it personally.
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Will there be a political backlash against British Prime Minister Theresa May, whose ruling Conservative Party is traditionally seen as 'stronger' on terrorism than its main rival, the Labour Party?
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I'm Chinese-American, of course, and so it's very interesting to see China actually launch their own astronauts, becoming the third nation, following the United States and Russia, to do so.
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I feel healthy.
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I did a film called 'Black Dynamite' that was very, very funny. That seems to be a film that's kind of a cult classic.
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The display of grief makes more demands than grief itself. How few men are sad in their own company.
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I know the bestseller 'Gone Girl' doesn't need an ounce of support from me, but that book was as sharp and witty as they come.
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I think it's important to be flexible and free, and you can't be free and spontaneous if you don't know what you're doing.
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'Shun security,' I advise aspiring novelists when they complain to me that they are stuck. 'Get disoriented. Maybe your agonizing writing block isn't agonizing enough. Your enemy is comfort.'
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You cannot expect to achieve new goals or move beyond your present circumstances unless you change.
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A poet once said, "The whole universe is in a glass of wine." We will probably never know in what sense he meant that, for poets do not write to be understood. But it is true that if we look at a glass of wine closely enough we see the entire universe.
