Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Quotes
There is nothing personal in the thunderclap of understanding. The lightning that releases it comes from outside oneself.
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I don't get controversial, I don't get political and I don't tell you what to do with your life. I just go out there and tell some stories, and people can relate.
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I guess I'm way too kind and generous, and a saint - if you can believe that!
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I had a band with a girl in New York, and we would go around and do gigs. And then I happened to start getting work as an actress.
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I love America a lot. I really do.
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Some of the most significant advances in molecular biology have relied upon the methodology of genetics. The same statement may be made concerning our understanding of immunological phenomena.
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The original and brilliant idea of an MBA was the opportunity for students to study the theory and application of business and management principles.
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Every intelligent person, whether he's an artist or not - a mathematician, a doctor, a scientist - possesses a poetic way of seeing and describing the world.
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Matrimony is the union of meanness and martyrdom.
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Playing a cop goes a long way. I have a lot of friends who are working as actors, and as soon as I started playing military characters or cops, and not the actual criminal that we're chasing on this show, they all said, 'You actually can have a career now.'
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Pay no heed to those who tell you that they have relinquished place and power of their own accord, and from their love of quiet. For almost always they have been brought to this retirement by their insufficiency and against their will.
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Discovery is for forward lookers. So, no one is born with great knowledge.
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When you're shooting a movie, it's two months of your life usually. You don't really have time to see anybody else. Your friends are put on hold while you're shooting, and what you have is the family that you create on set.
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I can get away with anything. But when I try to be sincere, people just roll their eyes.
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I really like the Gorillaz and Arctic Monkeys.
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We are not sent to do battle for God, but to be used by God in His battles.
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The gymnasiacs of Venice, in California, are so addicted to these practices that there has arisen a nation of men who can no longer put their arms against their sides
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She says that her love for me would never die, but that would change if she found out about you and I.
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I look good. I mean, really good. Hey everyone! Come and see how good I look!
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The moment you begin a serious study of the scriptures, you will find greater power to resist temptation. You will find the power to avoid deception. You will find the power to stay on the straight and narrow path.... When you begin to hunger & thirst after those words, you will find life in greater abundance.
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I... do... not... do... lightning.
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For some people, the way that they're perceived by the outside world is not a priority.
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There is nothing personal in the thunderclap of understanding. The lightning that releases it comes from outside oneself.
