George Johnson Quotes
Trying to capture the physicists' precise mathematical description of the quantum world with our crude words and mental images is like playing Chopin with a boxing glove on one hand and a catcher's mitt on the other.
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I went in and auditioned for one of the main guys for 'The League' when it was first casting, and I was so excited because I was like, 'Oh my God, this is my life!' I love fantasy football, and I play with my buddies, and my wife is frustrated with it.
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Putin can't afford to leave the office because he will be in real danger of being prosecuted for things he and his people did during their stay in power.
Garry Kasparov -
Sometimes you have to exercise your insanity, to really make it strong.
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Comics are too big. You can't say any kind or genre of comics is better than another. You can say so subjectively. But to say it like it's objective is wrong. It's wrong morally, because it cuts out stuff that's good.
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Different astronauts sleep in different ways.
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Regarding marriage, it - somehow, it didn't happen. One fellow in such a big family not getting married is not an issue.
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Sometimes you think you aren't a good mama; you always feel a bit guilty when you're a mom. You want to be everywhere.
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When I first came to Hollywood, I could not break into movies.
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In history, the millions win; that is democracy.
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I have no disciple. I am the servant of the servant of Rama.
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The sea with an end can be Greek or Roman: the endless sea is Portuguese.
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A man of pleasure is a man of pains.
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In their different ways, art and philosophy help us, in Schopenhauer's words, to turn pain into knowledge.
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I have to admit that when I watch a movie in which there is no moral context for the violence - I find that offensive. I think that's potentially damaging to society.
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Everybody hates a prodigy, detests an old head on young shoulders.
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Being myself is what got me to where I am.
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I predicted in 1950 that in five years, manufacturers the world over would be screaming for protection. It took only four years.
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Training is vital. You need to know the technical aspects of acting, just in case someone hands you a monologue and simply says, 'Cry here and laugh here.' You have to be able to make sense of it all.
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My dream collaboration would be Elvis.
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I eat a lot. I probably eat more than anybody that I know. I'll go on set and get a plate of bacon, a bagel, an omelet, boiled eggs, fresh fruit, oatmeal, fresh juice, potatoes, basically anything that's there. I don't mean that I alternate between these things. I'll eat all of this for breakfast.
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DJing is really, really pleasant. It's like having people over and making hors d'oeuvres.
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Trying to capture the physicists' precise mathematical description of the quantum world with our crude words and mental images is like playing Chopin with a boxing glove on one hand and a catcher's mitt on the other.
