Bertrand Meyer Quotes
I have always felt sympathy towards the biologists who accept to debate creationists. Now I also understand them better; one can fight opinions, not articles of faith.
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One of the most effective tools in Brazil's efforts to eradicate slavery is a register compiled by the government that lists individuals and businesses found using slave labor. Those on the 'dirty list,' as the register is known, are fined and remain on it for a minimum of two years during which they cannot access public funds.
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It's interesting to have two totally unlikable characters as the love interests on a show.
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Once I turned pro, I was like,' OK, this is not fun and games now. This is me. I'm going to come, and I work on karma. I'm not going to go after somebody if I don't have a reason behind it, so as soon as there is some sort of a reason for me to do something that I need to do, then I'll do it.'
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I would say the secret is to be enthusiastic about everything that comes into your life. To care, to care about people. To be excited about everything that comes close to you. I love to read. And I love to write, mostly.
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There are times that you have a plot in your head, but then you find that the characters don't want to do that. When you're looking at the story from the outside, you can create whatever twists and turns you want. But when you're writing, you're inside the characters' heads, and you see that they may be motivated to do something different.
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I love to read poetry but I haven't written anything that I'm willing to show anybody.
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Fundamentalism - of any variety - is a form of illiteracy, in that it asserts that it is necessary to read only one book.
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I grew up with a tribe of amazing women, but certainly my mother and my godmother really modeled women as actors.
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When you dance and move around it creates a different reaction from the audience - they love it.
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I didn't really grow up playing video games. I had an original Nintendo after the original Nintendo was cool.
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Art is always and everywhere the secret confession, and at the same time the immortal movement of its time.
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Never dress down for the poor. They won't respect you for it. They want their First Lady to look like a million dollars.
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When I was young, we were taught not to dunk. We were taught not to stand out from the rest of the team. It's different now.
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In early Islam, it was an absolute tenet that the prophet was not to be worshipped. The prophet was a messenger. And one of the things that's happened in Islam is this cult of the prophet, which to my view is counter to the original tradition.
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There might be a proper age to know how to tell a story, but there's no proper age to start telling them.
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I was born in that family. So I don't know the difference between born as an actor's son and not being an actor's son. I never knew whether it was good or bad.
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As a father, I believe that involving children in sports at a young age is generally, a wise proposition. I believe that healthy competition is... well... healthy; that sporting events foster a spirit of teamwork that far surpasses the events themselves; and that active participation keeps children moving and is good for their self-esteem.
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I've never been shy or secretive with the fact that if you walk into my life, you may be walking onto a record.
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I do sometimes look back at things I've written in the past, and think, 'I just don't remember being the person who wrote that.'
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Faith is the readiness to reveal whatever is concealed. You don't have to conceal doubts by putting on patches of self-confirmation. The readiness to be exposed seems to make the difference between ego's approach to spirituality and an enlightened one.
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'Fare well!' 'A whole world of pain is contained in these words.' How can it be contained in them? - It is bound up in them. The words are like an acorn from which an oak tree can grow.
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If we launch a new product, we have to time it right. It's not about how soon you can do it but how well we can do it.
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During the late '20s my father left us. My mother was in a complete hole with no money, and we were evicted.
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I have always felt sympathy towards the biologists who accept to debate creationists. Now I also understand them better; one can fight opinions, not articles of faith.
