Willis Lamb Quotes
In his 1930 book, Dirac took for granted that measurements could be made, but was very vague about what was actually involved.
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I do no writing while I'm in Belgrade visiting my grandma.
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I've been watching 'The Cosby Show' and 'Roseanne' a lot right now, and those work so well because they're not, like, jokey comedies; they are coming from real characters. We want our show to be like that. A family show.
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When I was little, I got into a little accident, and it gave me congenital glaucoma in both of my eyes.
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I don't like baseball movies. I like movies about moral courage and people who are indomitable and courageous and right.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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There are many things I love in this world. Music, acting, and animals are at the top of that list.
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I find Indian music very funky. I mean it's very soulful, with their own kind of blues. But it's the only other school on the planet that develops improvisation to the high degree that you find in jazz music. So we have a lot of common ground.
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There is pleasure when a sore is scratched, But to be without sores is more pleasurable still. Just so, there are pleasures in worldly desires, But to be without desires is more pleasurable still.
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I was excited by the idea of playing a Nazi.
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It wasn't a deliberate decision to become a poet. It was something I found myself doing - and loving. Language became an addiction.
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I never know where I am going, though. That is part of what makes it so wonderful. And after all, who does?
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I always look for my mistakes so I can correct them in the future.
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Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought.
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When you experience a failure as a leader, don't hide it - talk about it. Your missed opportunity will encourage others to take risks.
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Ramadan is a celebration of a faith known for great diversity and racial equality.
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The dead don't die. They look on and help.
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The one without second is emptiness, the other one makes it true.
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Ch. 4 : The Garden
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I grew up beyond proud - we didn't have much, but we had a lot of love.
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I am very grateful to the electronic world for making my life easier, but there is something about holding a book - the smell and the world of association. Even when e-books are perfected, as they surely will be, it will be like being in bed with a very well-made robot rather than a warm, soft, human being whom you love.
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Stories are great, but at the end of the day, you remember that moment and that moment and that moment. 'The Avengers' had all of this great, giant action, but for all of the clever dialogue, it's the moments.
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There are some roles you just don't say 'no' to. Those compass points: you get them so rarely as an actress.
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I'm very happy to be part of a generation where you don't have to say that you're gay. It's just like, 'I'm dating a dude,' or, 'I'm dating a girl,' and I love it. I think it's a great time.
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In his 1930 book, Dirac took for granted that measurements could be made, but was very vague about what was actually involved.
