Elliott Sober Quotes
I disagree with the widely held view that it is metaphysical necessity, not nomological, that matters in the mind/body problem.
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I don't deal with the whole 'bad boy who doesn't call you.' That doesn't interest me at all, and I just look the other way.
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I tend to lean toward strong female stories. I want to make things that don't already exist out there.
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In my industry, it's important to have people I look to for different things: guidance, inspiration and motivation.
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Celine Dion is my major inspiration.
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I mean, I was first offered Princess Astra.
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People don't understand that the feel of the surface is so important for a footballer. The ball travels on the surface; our feet move on the surface - all of that goes into how the game is actually played.
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When I was very young I knew that I wanted to be in show business. I knew that I wanted to be an entertainer.
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Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement.
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When I really started liking music was when I could play some of it myself, and after a couple of years of playing folk music, I kinda rediscovered those hits that were on the radio all the time when I was a kid.
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There are always two forces warring against each other within us.
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I paint what cannot be photographed, that which comes from the imagination or from dreams, or from an unconscious drive.
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Actors who perhaps are super-confident and have absolute belief in themselves I always admire, because I can't really be like that. Because you never know what's right: what you feel inside versus what is portrayed.
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My whole goal in life was to reach that certain success where people will say, 'Hey, that guy can do anything. He's the Evel Knievel of music. He's jumping over 15 buses!'
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Besides, there were 50,000 fans or more there, and they wanted to see the best you've got. There was an obligation to the people, as well as to ourselves, to go all out.
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I have personally seen what a devastating medical condition can cost.
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I'm coming to this world not to work. I want to come to this world to enjoy my life. I don't want to die in my office. I want to die on the beaches.
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The genius of Kate Middleton is that she hasn't gone too far. She's still dressing in a way that people can relate to.
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I'm from a Cuban family, so we're used to talking really loud. You come to a Cuban restaurant anywhere in Miami, and we're practically screaming at each other.
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Integrity is making sure that the things you say and the things you do are in alignment.
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I moved on with my life but I still have a big commitment to Terri. I made her a promise.
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Liberals often don't see the problems, and conservatives don't see the promise, of government.
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When a scientist doesn't know the answer to a problem, he is ignorant. When he has a hunch as to what the result is, he is uncertain. And when he is pretty darn sure of what the result is going to be, he is still in some doubt. We have found it of paramount importance that in order to progress we must recognize our ignorance and leave room for doubt. Scientific knowledge is a body of statements of varying degrees of certainty - some most unsure, some nearly sure, but none absolutely certain.
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If one benefits tangibly from the exploitation of others who are weak, is one morally implicated in their predicament? Or are basic rights of human existence confined to the civilized societies that are wealthy enough to afford them? Our values are defined by what we will tolerate when it is done to others.
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I disagree with the widely held view that it is metaphysical necessity, not nomological, that matters in the mind/body problem.
