Andre Geim Quotes
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You have to have an idea of what you are going to do, but it should be a vague idea.
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We have to surmount the difficulties that face us and work steadfastly for the happiness and prosperity of our country.
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There can be no defence like elaborate courtesy.
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When you talk about the American League, you think of Fenway. When you talk about the National League, you think of Wrigley and the fan base that they have in Chicago.
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I think music sharing of any kind is great.
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How dull it is to have people defining you.
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On many accounts, Cornwall may be regarded as one of the most interesting counties of England, whether we regard it for its coast scenery, its products, or its antiquities.
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I'm happy to just sit in a cafe and watch people. It's my favorite thing to do, for sure.
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I was always pretty decent at fast stick work or doing stuff that seems impressive that's not really; I was pretty tasteful and had good ideas musically. But I had a terrible sense of tempo, which is like being a blind painter.
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I've found that it's actually more of a disability to be tall than short. I have no problem fitting into plane toilets etc, and the adaptations made for wheelchair users - such as the lowering of bank machines - work for me as well.
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Laws, like houses, lean on one another.
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I love unsalted almonds, especially if I'm about to do a photo shoot or compete. There's no mess, and they're so easy to pack in a little Ziploc bag to take with you. It's my number one go-to snack!
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The only continent where social movements have led to political parties that have pushed through serious social and political reforms is in South America.
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It was a strike against me that I didn't wear baggy jeans and jerseys and that I never hustled, never sold drugs.
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I have no fear nor shrinking; I have seen death so often that it is not strange or fearful to me.
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A dark unfathom'd tide Of interminable pride - A mystery, and a dream, Should my early life seem.
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Human beings - they go on being born and dying, dying and being born. It's kind of boring, isn't it?
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String theory envisions a multiverse in which our universe is one slice of bread in a big cosmic loaf. The other slices would be displaced from ours in some extra dimension of space.
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The working class who toil everyday to pay their rent and put food on their families' tables are tired of being lectured by the fat cats in Washington and Brussels who preach what we need and when we need it.
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I do think sometimes there's danger in guest appearance mania. I've seen too many examples that sound cool on paper, like 'Oh, get that guy to sing the hook on that guy's song,' and then that's all it is. It's a cool idea that sounds good on paper.
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I started writing the one-sentence stories when I was translating 'Swann's Way.' There were two reasons. I had almost no time to do my own writing, but didn't want to stop. And it was a reaction to Proust's very long sentences.
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I placed the Marines where the hardest work was to be accomplished, and I never once found my confidence in them misplaced.
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Better to be wrong than be boring.
