Nathan Myhrvold Quotes
If you have a block of ballistics gelatin and a high-speed camera, pretty soon somebody gets a gun!
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Let me clarify it through the national news agency that I am not joining Aam Aadmi Party. There has been reports that I will be officially joining AAP, but I can assure you that nothing of that sort is happening.
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I would be too selfish if I said everyone should see my movies more than once. To say that would mean I'm just marketing my work!
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A great painting is a great painting.
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I didn't follow big box office ideas. That eventually led me to witches. It's led me to find interesting roles.
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At one time or another, we have all faced the temptation to disconnect by giving someone the silent treatment. After being married to Joel for more than twenty-one years, I have learned that is not the best way to handle a disagreement.
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Success is dependent upon the glands - sweat glands.
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Skip the religion and politics, head straight to the compassion. Everything else is a distraction.
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A country that does not fulfill its tasks in protecting the external borders has to cope with the consequences.
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Like most ghetto kids I knew it was important to be 'somebody' so I became a good soccer player, because excelling at a sport seemed to make you special.
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It's okay to be a fat man. It's prestige and power and all of that. But fat women are seen as just lazy and stupid and having no self-control.
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The old movie stars like Bogart, James Cagney, Jimmy Stewart, they weren't this gorgeous, striking six-foot man who's rippled with muscles.
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When you've been on a programme called 'An Idiot Abroad' job offers aren't exactly flying in.
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Football has an important role to play in society. Players should have a sense of social responsibility, have a moral dimension to them which shows up in good conduct.
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There will never be talking pictures.
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The military is a place of discipline, technical proficiency, and personal sacrifice for the greater good.
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I like a guy who uses his hips when he's dancing.
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I wanted to greet people in Telugu, so I asked someone how to say 'How are you' in Telugu. In fact, I instructed my entire staff to speak to me only in Telugu. So, there were times when I would ask them to translate certain words for me in Hindi, but the effort paid off.
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The problem with the focus on speculators, as was demonstrated during the financial crisis, is that it tends to divert attention from the real villains. During the financial crisis, the villains were the actions of the banks, not the speculators betting on bank share prices.
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It's actually harder to write a fun song.
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An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it.
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I'm a really good parent to myself sometimes, and I do things that make me learn and grow.
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The highest principles for our aspirations and judgments are given to us in the Jewish-Christian religious tradition. It is a very high goal which, with our weak powers, we can reach only very inadequately, but which gives a sure foundation to our aspirations and valuations.
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I enjoy my food. I like to grill; I do that a lot. I like meat and have big dinners - steak, red meat splurges, prime cuts.
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If you have a block of ballistics gelatin and a high-speed camera, pretty soon somebody gets a gun!
