Nima Arkani-Hamed Quotes
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Ethiopia is such a great country, beautiful place.
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Culturally, the First World War is the war that stands in for other wars.
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Science progresses best when observations force us to alter our preconceptions.
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Part of my motivation for writing mysteries for young people is that I loved mysteries when I was growing up, and now that I'm on the creative end of things, I'm discovering that they're even more fun to write!
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The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history.
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For me, it's hard to keep up with trends. I just go for the roles and movies that I feel I could add value to, or contribute to, that I feel I could portray.
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Laughter and grief join hands. Always the heart Clumps in the breast with heavy stride; The face grows lined and wrinkled like a chart, The eyes bloodshot with tears and tide. Let the wind blow, for many a man shall die.
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Any beast can cry over the misfortunes of its own child. It takes a mensch to weep for others' children.
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You do a show to be a hit and hopefully run a couple of years.
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Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.
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To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor.
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Seeing a new play in a first-time production is so exciting - when it's good, you want to shout from the rooftops.
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No one could be more happy than a man who has never known affliction.
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You can close more business in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you.
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I consider myself absolutely a character actor, and that's what I want as a career. I don't need to be the lead star or any of that, as long as I'm doing stuff that I'm proud of, really.
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I come from a democratic world. My world is moderate Democrats, Reagan-type Democrats if you want, the blues or whatever you call them, the Blue Dogs. That's been my world, historically.
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You have to have a certain amount of limitations, I think, to make art and to make something that can be alive on film. Money can get in the way of that.
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Look, if Givenchy is going to lend you a dress, I'm not going to turn it down. I would wear that dress to just go out and buy a pint of milk if they would lend it to me.
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Most people are far too much occupied with themselves to be malicious.
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[Mark Twain] is still the rough, awkward, good-natured boy who swore at the deck hands when he was three years old. Thoroughly likeable as a good fellow, but impossible as a man of letters.
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I closed my eyes. I guess that was going to be my new thing. I couldn’t exactly storm away in anger. I’d just have to close my eyes and shut out the universe.
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Sure I believe in God and the Devil, but they don't have to have pitchforks and a long white beard.
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The Universe is inevitable. The Universe is impossible.
