Lee Smolin Quotes
If we believe that the task of physics is the discovery of a timeless mathematical equation that captures every aspect of the universe, then we believe that the truth about the universe lies outside the universe.
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For 120 minutes, 'Birdman' floats from comedy to surrealism to high drama to quiet brilliance. I felt so inspired by watching this movie. It reaches for the sky and never comes back down to earth.
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Brain cells are normally not sensitive to light. So by introducing light-sensitive proteins into specific types of neurons, we can now selectively control that specific type of neuron by shining light in the brain.
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You don't go into politics unless you want to win.
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He told us he was going to take crime out of the streets. He did. He took it into the damn White House.
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Clearly I am a very strong, top-of-the-line, always-rising-to-it personage.
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If you don't improve the lives of the poor, it's not charity.
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I was gladly cuffed, shackled, loaded into the caged bus and driven through the main gate of Bare Hill Correctional Facility for what I pray to God will be forever.
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In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
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Only the consciousness of a purpose that is mightier than any man and worthy of all men can fortify and inspirit and compose the souls of men.
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Southeast Asia was home for much of my childhood, but I moved to Hawaii when I was in high school.
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I prefer to make movies which not only have a message for 'then' but a message for 'now.'
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So many of us have friends or family who have battled cancer, and we know how important it is to find a cure.
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You have to be a crazy guy and a little eccentric to be very successful.
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To all my people back in Nashville who have been there from the start, you put your faith in me. You were there for the long haul.
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Great perils have this beauty, that they bring to light the fraternity of strangers.
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When he was young, I told Dale Jr. that hunting and racing are a lot alike. Holding that steering wheel and holding that rifle both mean you better be responsible.
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Public appearances are a headache. I hold mine down to a minimum.
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I'm open to the idea of doing more musicals if it's one that I really enjoy.
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I cannot salute the flag; I know that I am a black man in a white world. In 1972, in 1947, at my birth in 1919, I know that I never had it made.
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There are, I believe, many more false confessions to murders than true confessions.
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What most of us present to the world isn’t necessarily our true self: It’s a combination of years of bad habits and fear-based behavior. Our real self lies buried underneath all the insecurities and inhibitions. So rather than just being yourself, focus on discovering and permanently bringing to the surface your best self.
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The artists who have inspired me the most in my life are the ones who have really had something to say and stand up for. That, to me, is part of being an artist-having the voice to express things that need to be verbalized and brought to light. Unfortunately, I don't think that's a priority for people, because the few artists who do have the nerve to take a stand for what they believe get shut down in a way.
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Discipline, it has been suggested, is the means of human spiritual evolution. What provides the motive, the energy for discipline? This force I believe to be love. I define love thus: The will to extend one's self for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's spiritual growth.
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If we believe that the task of physics is the discovery of a timeless mathematical equation that captures every aspect of the universe, then we believe that the truth about the universe lies outside the universe.
