Andre Weil Quotes
First rate mathematicians choose first rate people, but second rate mathematicians choose third rate people.
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In my town, and especially in my area, there were people from everywhere: Algerians, Senegalese, French people, Asians, all kinds of immigrants and natives, and everyone circulated.
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Portland, Oregon won't build a mile of road without a mile of bike path. You can commute there, even with that weather, all the time.
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It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.
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How much do you engage yourself in what's truly real and important in life? That's the individual question.
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The expression a woman wears on her face is far more important than the clothes she wears on her back.
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My great-grandchildren will not be able to enjoy the Gulf Coast of Louisiana the way I have.
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It's nice for me to be in touch with a younger generation.
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I'm into the whole American and New York vibe, not just because that's what's going on around me but because of the fit. A lot of guys are into the European cut, but I can't really pull that off with my body type - I'm tall and have big legs.
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It is amazing that it is my destiny to be the first Aussie to win the Masters.
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I'll proudly stand with one of the great leaders this state and country have ever produced: Rick Perry.
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People love my collard greens. They love my macaroni and cheese. They love the gumbo. They love my Jamaican jerk or my Jamaican curry chicken. They love the jerk, though. And they love my Mexican food.
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Broadcasters or politicians or writers who think that they are respecting Struggle Street, the battlers, by dumbing things down into one-line sound bites are not respecting them, they are treating them with contempt. It's our job above all in politics to tackle the big issues and to explain them.
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We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.
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I always believe the rule by king or official leader is outdated. Now we must catch up with the modern world.
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I think it's a loser's mentality to get happy with somebody losing.
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I'm a pro-horserace guy.
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Sober up, and you see and hear everything you'd been able to avoid hearing before.
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Don't know if I'm a nerd - I'm more of a geek.
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Having done something like The Thorn Birds gives you enormous longevity. You can keep picking and choosing the roles for a bit longer.
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I love words. Sudoku I don't get into, I'm not into numbers that much, and there are people who are hooked on that. But crossword puzzles, I just can't - if I get a puppy and I paper train him and I put the - if all of a sudden I'd open the paper and there's a crossword puzzle - 'No, no, you can't go on that, honey. I'll take it.'
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Is fame without purpose and is fame without talent really where we are now? People used to be famous for what they did. Now, they're just famous.
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It slows down grocery shopping, because so many women at the store watch the show. I always end up talking to two or three people every time I go to Ralphs. It's fun.
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First rate mathematicians choose first rate people, but second rate mathematicians choose third rate people.
