Lee Smolin Quotes
We are the result of processes much more complicated than the small aspects of our lives and societies over which we have some control.
Quotes to Explore
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Remember when Jay-Z wore a Che Guevara T-shirt? Nobody knew who Che was. Then Jay-Z wears it, and it's everywhere.
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I wasn't thinking of a sequel when I finished 'Life Class.' What changed my mind was the perception that the characters had a lot of life left in them, a lot of unresolved conflicts, and also I became interested in the Tonks pastel portraits of facially disfigured soldiers and in the whole area of facial reconstruction.
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The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath.
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It used to hurt me that people thought I didn't have the technique and the temperament to play Test cricket.
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I'm one of those foolish people who believe the glory days of the record industry aren't behind us. They're actually ahead of us.
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A man's motive in the small actions of daily life, like resting a moment on his pitchfork in the sun and listening intently, may be the most important thing about that man.
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What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.
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Every child should at least grow up in family rather than without one.
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The first English settlers of North America knew they were making history. New Englanders in particular were so sure of it that they started writing their own accounts of themselves as soon as they got here.
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I don't consider myself a musician. I'm an artist.
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I had a monumental idea this morning, but I didn't like it.
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If you saw pictures of me as a kid, you'd laugh because I was always in football kit.
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I'm definitely a Tory. My dad was a Conservative councillor, and I spent years as a child knocking on doors with him. I'm a Tory because I'm passionate about business and enterprise. But I am also a compassionate Conservative. There should always be a net through which no one should fall.
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As far as the UFC, if they offer us a fair deal, then we would be open to fighting in the UFC.
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I think anyone taken out of their comfort zone and put somewhere else will change.
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Cause and effect are two sides of one fact.
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In terms of script, Bollywood should learn from South Indian scripts. Not talking about the fights and action, I am talking about the drama bit.
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There are people who want me to do a cologne. They want to call it 'Patrick.' I was offered a fortune to make exercise videos. Posters, all kinds of stuff – something like $10 million worth. It's insanity. I'm not going to do any of it.
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To have a quiet mind is to possess one's mind wholly; to have a calm spirit is to possess one's self.
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I have a small Thai boy who dresses me and every year I let him pick what campaign I am going to work on. It saves me having to worry about it and, bless him, it makes him feel involved in the struggle for global liberation.
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Every couple of weeks, someone writes in and says, '23andMe saved my life.'
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It's amazing - 2015 has been a fantastic year for me because of the records I've broken and the wins I've had.
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Here's the gift of gratitude: In order to feel it, your ego has to take a backseat. What shows up in its place is greater compassion and understanding. Instead of being frustrated, you choose appreciation. And the more grateful you become, the more you have to be grateful for.
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We are the result of processes much more complicated than the small aspects of our lives and societies over which we have some control.
