Arno Penzias Quotes
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I was involved with drama departments since the 5th grade. I played at it. It was an escape.
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The same contingencies of time and space that force a statesman or soldier to make decisions, impel the historian, though with less urgency, to make up his mind.
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I support many organizations that I feel are doing the right thing, like Alonzo Mourning's foundation, Alicia Keys' foundation, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, and other well-established foundations. I kick out a lot of time and money wherever I can.
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Most artists I run into aren't that thrilled with what they do anyway. They are glad to have different versions out there to see which one the audience likes the best.
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If you have to forecast, forecast often.
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The catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons require that it be treated as a top priority. Disarmament will work better than any alternative in reducing the risk of use.
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Enable every woman who can work to take her place on the labour front, under the principle of equal pay for equal work.
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Over the years, I've learnt from co-actors, directors, technicians, and even from junior artists.
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Rebellion is what you make of it. When you've been on a tour bus for two months straight, and then you get in your car and drive wherever you want, that can feel rebellious.
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Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.
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You can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time, but you can only make a monkey out of the voters every four years!
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Thank you to everyone that has made me the athlete I am! God, family and friends, my competitors and supporters! You have all had a hand!
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When we are no longer able to change a situation - just think of an incurable disease such as an inoperable cancer - we are challenged to change ourselves.
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It always gave me the creeps when I saw performers who desperately wanted the audience to like them. That's not what I'm about.
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As polarized as we have been, we Americans are locked in a cultural war for the soul of our country.
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I have to keep testing myself.
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Is it reasonable to assume a purposiveness in all the parts of nature and to deny it to the whole?
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Thank God for jazz. It gave black women what film and theater gave white women: a well-lighted space where they could play with roles and styles, conduct esthetic experiments and win money and praise.
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Without Mona, Hanna felt like a great outfit without matching accessories, a screw-driver that was all orange juice and no vodka, and an iPod without headphones. She just felt wrong.
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Most of the time I like to start an album abroad, not at home, just to avoid the pressure, to not wake up and think, 'OK, it's the first of recording this album.' I like to avoid that.
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I have superdry skin, and it's really temperamental, and I feel like oils are the best thing for my face.
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Only the Strong is a lushly atmospheric and passionately written piece of work, bursting with colorful characters that shine on every page.
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If you don't want to be replaced by a machine, don't try to act like one!
