Nathan Myhrvold Quotes
Words can hurt you. In the larger world, it frames how people think about you, and it can hurt you in lots of little, subtle ways.
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I think that's what the most fascinating part of getting to know someone is - to see how they do things, and how their way of doing things is different from your way of doing things, and the fun of trying to do it their way and to see what value there is in looking at things from their perspective.
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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We were both in love with him. I fell out of love with him, but he didn't.
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I don't do detoxes or cleanses; they don't really work for me.
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I wanted life to be episodic. I wanted to be a magazine photographer and I was willing to do what it took to become that.
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He has the finest, fundamentally sound golf swing I've ever seen.
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I don't spend a lot on holidays, but have been very fortunate to travel extensively through doing various challenges around the world. The best place I've ever been is Argentina.
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Technology is vital. We have to have development in new technology if we're going to solve these environmental problems without throwing humanity back in poverty.
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Security for agriculture merits serious concern by not only the agricultural community but our nation as a whole. The risk to the U.S. food supply and overall economy is real.
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So, it's like: I'm an OK singer; I'm an OK guitar player and you put them together and... it's just OK.
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I've always been honest with my fans, and I want to keep that up because I feel they can see through the fakeness.
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I have my own people that make my clothes because it's hard for me to find stuff that fits.
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An influential member of parliament has not only to pay much money to become such, and to give time and labour, he has also to sacrifice his mind too - at least all the characteristics part of it that which is original and most his own.
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The line between life or death is determined by what we are willing to do.
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Joe Dugan, who was my roommate on the Yankees, was an honorary pallbearer, too. He was standing next to me as they were carrying the Babe down the steps of St. Pat's Cathedral here in New York. There must have been 5,000 people standing around on the sides of the street, and it was tremendous.
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With few exceptions, one ought always do what one is afraid of.
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There are people who are very resourceful, at being remorseful, and who apparently feel that the best way to make friends is to do something terrible and then make amends.
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We are the recipients of scientific method. We can each be a creative and active part of it if we so desire.
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It's never too late. Don't focus on what was taken away. Find something to replace it, and acknowledge the blessing you have.
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All thing I thought I knew; but now confess, the more I know I know, I know the less.
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Terms like 'good' and 'bad' are extremely simplistic in what is a far more complex situation.
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When you lead change, sometimes you get arrows in your back. I mean, that's just the way the real world is.
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But I always wanted my characters to be more than cyphers for the failings of their world. And I never had to look too hard to find a part of myself in them.
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Words can hurt you. In the larger world, it frames how people think about you, and it can hurt you in lots of little, subtle ways.
