Edward Witten Quotes
It was clear that if I didn't spend the rest of my life concentrating on string theory, I would simply be missing my life's calling.
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I came from the theater playing leading roles, and when I started doing film and television, I felt as if I had to start from the bottom.
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Nothing is unfilmable.
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Jenna's traveled with me; they've both traveled with their dad. This is the only time they've been old enough in all of their dad's campaigns to really be involved in.
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It's like a bird. If he knew what he was doing, he would fall.
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It is not only our duty but our moral obligation to break from the oppression of debt. We must rise above the political considerations and do what is right for the future of our nation.
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I don't think there's a perfect time to have kids. I think first you have to find the perfect person.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier.
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So, two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism.
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Now, everybody knows my music. So that's really cool. A lot of kids know it. Now, when I go to a sports game, everybody knows my name.
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Nothing exists except through language.
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The great thing about America is I've never felt like an outsider. I'm just a different piece of the puzzle.
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The electroencephalogram represents a continuous curve with continuous oscillations in which... one can distinguish larger first order waves with an average duration of 90 milliseconds and smaller second order waves of an average duration of 35 milliseconds.
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I read Shakespeare when I was 14 because it's what we were taught.
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We only have a certain amount of energy for each day. If we use it for the wrong purpose, if we focus on the negative or dwell on whoever hurt us, then we're not going to have the energy we need for the right purposes.
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The blessing of being able to write music and let music speak for itself is you let the melodies and let the lyrics and the groove talk to people instead of me talking to people.
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I have been in Sorrow's kitchen and licked out all the pots. Then I have stood on the peaky mountain wrapped in rainbows, with a harp and sword in my hands.
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What I am going to tell you is this: Although it is commonly believed that the War on Terrorism is a noble effort to defend freedom, in reality, it has little to do with terrorism and even less to do with the defense of freedom.
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Playing further up the pitch, you have more opportunities to score and provide assists, and it's something I liked right from the start.
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The only reason I'm in 'Kingsman' is because Matthew enjoys playing with the unexpected. I'm not playing Harry Hart because I'm the butchest actor in Britain. I'm playing it because he said I'm the last person anyone would expect to see in that role!
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The sympathy which is reverent with what it cannot understand is worth its weight in gold.
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No matter what job you do, we all have a much different life than our parents had. My parents' generation had one job and then they retired. Now, people have many different jobs.
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I've gone through a lot of stuff in my life so far. There are stories I haven't really been able to tell.
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Prayer does not mean asking God for all kinds of things we want, it is rather the desire for God Himself, the only Giver of Life.
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It was clear that if I didn't spend the rest of my life concentrating on string theory, I would simply be missing my life's calling.
