George E. P. Box Quotes
To find out what happens to a system when you interfere with it you have to interfere with it (not just passively observe it).
Quotes to Explore
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I have to change a lot of things before I become a good marathon runner.
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Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.
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My mom says that when I was a little kid, I always used to say I wanted to be an actor, but I don't remember that.
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I have reservations about everything I do.
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If you be faithful, you will have that honor that comes from God: his Spirit will say in your hearts, Well done, good and faithful servants.
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Now I feel like whatever I do, no one can hurt me. I cannot be violated, I cannot be humiliated, I cannot be disregarded, I cannot be disrespected.
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I don't believe anyone who says they don't care what people say about them. Of course they bloody well do.
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I don't really see any barrier between teenage fiction and adult literature.
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My dad was my first coach and drove me extremely hard from a very young age.
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I always said I wanted an Olympic medal. It's the pinnacle of any athlete's career.
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Only a mediocre person is always at his best.
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I believe the United States is the greatest country on Earth. I really do.
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The arrogance of age must submit to be taught by youth.
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The pursuit of pretty formulas and neat theorems can no doubt quickly degenerate into a silly vice, but so can the quest for austere generalities which are so very general indeed that they are incapable of application to any particular.
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For a long time, I lived in West Hollywood and watched young gay men strolling through life having no idea what came before. They didn't know about the riots at Stonewall, the vice squad, the raids.
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When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.
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There's a science fiction project we really want to make, but it's very expensive. Hopefully it will happen.
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The Foxy character and Inga Marchand are two different people. My fiance calls me Inga. No one around me calls me Foxy. I go to church every Sunday. I go to Bible study every Friday night. I'm saved.
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I'm obsessed with being human.
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We must continue research into new forms of energy and into more efficient use of existing energy sources.
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I receive many letters from people hoping to research their own houses.
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Scientists are convinced that they, as scientists, possess a number of very admirable human qualities, such as accuracy, observation, reasoning power, intellectual curiosity, tolerance, and even humility.
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To find out what happens to a system when you interfere with it you have to interfere with it (not just passively observe it).
