George Coyne Quotes
Neither of us can come to either a knowledge of God, or a denial of God by our scientific research.
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When I was little, one of my father's friends owned a circus. For four absolutely incredible summers, I found myself being the only boy in Ireland who didn't dream of running away with the circus. I was in it!
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When I grew up in West Baltimore, anything associated - and I'm talking about my childhood - with white people 99 percent of the time was something malevolent, like it was an explanatory force for something bad.
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There is surely nothing other than the single purpose of the present moment. A man's whole life is a succession of moment after moment. If one fully understands the present moment, there will be nothing else to do, and nothing else to pursue. Live being true to the single purpose of the moment.
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Of course, we all watch James Bond with envy - knowing the U.S. government would never pay for the lifestyle he enjoys.
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I begin my reign with profound emotion at the honour of accepting the Crown, aware of the responsibility it entails and with the greatest hope for the future of Spain.
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Eighteenth-century matrons would have never have dreamed of appointing a redhaired wet nurse for their precious offspring - redheads passed on their horrible characters through their milk.
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A so-called happy marriage corresponds to love as a correct poem to an improvised song.
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I think an encore is perfectly acceptable, but I find it so weird when people do two or three.
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Nobody, as long as he moves about among the chaotic currents of life, is without trouble.
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One's appearance bespeaks dignity corresponding to the depth of his character. One's concentrated effort, serene attitude, taciturn air, courteous disposition, thoroughly polite bearing, gritted teeth with a piercing look - each of these reveals dignity. Such outward appearance, in short, comes from constant attentiveness and seriousness.
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Many think kids have lots of time and few responsibilities. And that's just not true. They are stressed and under pressure.
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Starting that union was something I believed in very strongly.
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I can't avoid the interest in the fact that I'm an injured female soldier.
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What force is more potent than love?
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I don't really try to tell people whether they should fight. It's definitely not for everybody.
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God hears a mother's prayer.
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I'm looking forward to the day when America will mature to the point that we are a color-blind society. I'm not so sure that in politics that will ever be reality, because politics has a way of separating us based on skin color.
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Incentive schemes, whereby people who have done the most good for humanity are rewarded 20 years into the future, would create the expectation that doing long-term good is valuable.
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My books start almost before I realise it. Once in a while, some accident causes an idea to rise to the surface and say: 'now.'
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Every year is beautiful, and I try to appreciate each moment in my career, but 30 was definitely one of my best.
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I know everyone in the Philippines is happy.
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Most of the research which is done is determined by the requirement that it shall, in a fairly obvious and predictable way, reinforce the approved or fashionable theories.
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I spent a lot of time doing things other people wanted me to do, so I'm doing what I want to do now.
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Neither of us can come to either a knowledge of God, or a denial of God by our scientific research.
