J. Robert Oppenheimer Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Hacking involves a different way of looking at problems that no one's thought of.
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Art breathes into life a surplus that is both vital and extraordinary.
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No matter how close to yours another's steps have grown, in the end there is one dance you'll do alone.
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I'm a melancholy person. It's how I'm always going to be.
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Examine the history of China for 2,000 years back, and then compare it with the Western history of fifty years! Does the government of these foreign countries present such a record of generosity, benevolence, loyalty, and honesty as ours?
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Planning to write is not writing. Outlining, researching, talking to people about what you're doing, none of that is writing. Writing is writing.
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Philip Kitcher thinks that mathematics is surprisingly like empirical science. Few mathematicians would agree; philosophers too, from Socrates on, have held the opposite opinion.
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Why, a quarter of a century after the Cold War, do we still have 28,000 troops in Korea?
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You can talk about and think about Muslims as you want, but you can't stop Muslims from building a mosque. You can hate Muslims from the comfort of your house or publicly, but when that becomes stopping Muslims from building a mosque or worshipping, then we are crossing the line into something else.
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I look around my house, and everything except the kids and dogs was made in China. And I'm not sure about the kids. They have brown eyes and small noses.
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I did a shoot with massive iguanas in Costa Rica when I was modeling back then. They were like little dinosaurs, and they sat right across my arms and by my face. The guy told me not to make any sudden movements because they had enormous claws. The guy said he would rip my skin if he attacked.
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Leeks, like other oniony things, reach a certain peak when fried. It's the subtle sweetness that suddenly becomes evident and works so well with their creamy texture.
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For me, I think there's a lot more room in cable television to tell broader stories. NBC and the networks, they're all very mainstream, and they're a little more conservative in how they approach storytelling.
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I just think something about being in front of a live audience when you've finished a big dance that you've been working on for so long - I don't think anything can really beat that.
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I can be very hard on myself, very demanding.
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I've never had to compromise myself for a job, ever.
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I'm a world expert on superhero comics. I think maybe only Michael Chabon knows more than me.
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When we have an understanding that the Lord is all powerful, then we know that we need to trust Him each and every day. This understanding allows us to lay our worries in the Lord's hands. In return, we can focus everything that we do into glorifying Jesus.
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A man must love a thing very much if he not only practices it without any hope of fame and money, but even... without any hope of doing it well.
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When I was young, I thought confidence could be earned w/ perfection. Now I know that you don't earn it; you claim it.
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If not shown appreciation, it gets to you.
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We know too much for one man to know too much.
