Albert Einstein Quotes
Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it. One should earn one's living by work of which one is sure one is capable. Only when we do not have to be accountable to anybody can we find joy in scientific endeavor.
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When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.
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By forgetting the past and by throwing myself into other interests, I forget to worry.
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For me, one of the privileges of being a writer is to poke your nose around and learn about worlds you don't know.
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I saw hell. The hospital had divided and conquered pretty successfully.
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It is amazing that the wisdom of the chattering class to the Republicans is always, always, always 'Surrender your principles and agree with the Democrats.' That's been true for my entire lifetime.
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True expression is hard when performing opera. The problem is that opera relies on the dramatic context of the piece. It can be interpreted and represented, but there are guidelines; there is a vocabulary within the pieces that you must know objectively and reflect.
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I find short, fast romances romantic. There's a beauty to dark imagery.
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All Hollywood corrupts; and absolute Hollywood corrupts absolutely.
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We didn't gel with Poison and the Bon Jovi. Bon Jovi was the best of the pop metal bands, but we never fit in with the hair metal stuff. We were never as hip as the Chili Peppers. We were in the middle.
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The fact that anyone would find me sexy is very, very flattering, but ridiculous. I so don't believe it. But I'm flattered. Truth is, I don't lift a finger to look sexy. Ever.
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When you forgive somebody, it doesn't necessarily mean you want to invite them to your table.
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It's sort of like, our bodies are designed to keep moving, and when we don't move it, we're not going to feel great.
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I would like to be a polyglot.
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I try to play my game and that's being emotional because I'm that kind of guy.
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He was a great man. He taught himself how to walk again, to write with his left hand. My father was a hero.
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People have said things about me, and wrote and criticized me about things in the past, but it goes in one ear and out the other.
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Grief is bizarre territory because there's no predicting how long it'll take to get over certain things. You just don't know how long it's going to resound in your life.
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I have all these rules for avoiding depression. One is going outside in the morning. I don't keep breakfast in the house, so that I have to go out first thing when I first wake up. And then I come back and shower.
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My father was a Republican and he hated Roosevelt. And that's sort of been the battle of my life, I think. You have to understand I grew up a Republican conservative. I hated Castro. And I put my money where my mouth was because I went to war, but I understood pretty quickly that this was another place, another culture and we would never fit in there.
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I lived in an area where there were a lot of rock musicians, and we got together regularly in our studios.
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Sleep is critical to me ... at least eight or nine hours a night. I start to slow down my body and my mind at least 30 minutes before I get into bed. I don't watch any disturbing or invigorating TV at night.
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When I'm with the wife, and we're having a romantic night, I occasionally think about a glass of red wine, but I'll order a sparkling water. I'd like the wine, but it wouldn't end with one glass, so I don't even go there.
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The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.
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Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it. One should earn one's living by work of which one is sure one is capable. Only when we do not have to be accountable to anybody can we find joy in scientific endeavor.
