Richard Feynman Quotes
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I do have the odd dream where I'm on stage and I've completely forgotten what I'm meant to be performing - so they are more nightmares than dreams.
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I learned very early on in life that not everyone wants to hear every fact in the world, even if you want to tell them everything you've ever read.
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My dad is a Chatty Cathy, the social butterfly; friendly; knows everybody in the whole world by six degrees; tells me that every performance is the greatest he's ever seen, every new outfit is the coolest. Constant cheerleader.
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But I was very, very unhappy because my mother was very charming and generous, but to me, very dominating.
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An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
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I left my mark on 'Dark Shadows.' One day I was doing my lines perfectly from Act 3. Everyone else was doing Act 2.
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But it's not just a game of finding literary references.
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I went up a straight crooked lane and, I said 'No thanks, yes if yer please.
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In 'Billy Madison,' I worked with Adam before anyone really knew he was Adam Sandler.
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The issue here isn't whether every student is brainwashed, it's whether it is appropriate.
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Jung Chang was the first person to tell a grand historical, political story through a personal narrative.
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I love hiking in Iceland most, there are lots of brilliant paths.
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Celebrity - I don't even know what that means. Obviously it's the same basic word as celebration, but I don't know what's being celebrated.
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Social networks particularly will tend to converge and consolidate over time, especially because they're inherently governed by network effects. So the bigger ones will just get bigger, their value will multiply exponentially, and the smaller ones will become less and less relevant.
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We keep the terrorist threat to the United Kingdom under very careful scrutiny. We think it's right to keep the public informed about the general threat level.
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I don't think I'm an entertainer. I never think, 'Wow, I can't wait to get the crowd moving.' Some of my favorite bands never moved an inch.
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Emotional intelligence is a very important skill set, not just to be happier but also to succeed professionally.
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Italian style is a natural attitude. It is about a life of good taste. It doesn't have to be expensive. Simple but with good taste. Luxury is possible to buy. Good taste is not.
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To be ashamed of one's immorality: that is a step on the staircase at whose end one is also ashamed of one's morality.
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I'm dating myself by saying this, but I was the test audience for 'Space Invaders.' I remember when that was the first game that wasn't a pinball game. I spent a lot of money on 'Space Invaders,' in the form of quarters, of course.
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'Truth' is contained in the preconceptions of him who seeks to define it. Any organization of ideas whatever presupposes a judgment on the world.
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Politics has become so bitter and partisan, so gummed up by money and influence, that we can't tackle the big problems that demand solutions. And that's what we have to change first. We have to change our politics, and come together around our common interests and concerns as Americans.
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Of the five most important things in life, health is first, education or knowledge is second, and wealth is third. I forget the other two.
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Turbulence is the most important unsolved problem of classical physics.
