Arthur Eddington Quotes
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I think there's something very dark in the South African psyche. I think we live a lot of the time in a state of a very low-grade civil war; the levels of violence in South Africa are extremely high. In a way, the civil war that never happened is being played out in a covert way, so we live with a lot of very ugly things.
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I want to do an American 'Umbrellas of Cherbourg.'
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My first show was in front of 30,000 people with will.i.am, and I wasn't even that nervous.
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When you start losing market share, it's really tough to gain it back; you need the product portfolio and presence in many markets.
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The position is: the Gaelic language is no longer the native language; it is dead, yet food is being brought to the graveyard.
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I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks.
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I'm the tomboy so I got to be a little butch.
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I've learned about ice water in the morning - when you wake up tired, or you're jet lagged and you've been flying and your skin is dry, or you have puffy eyes - the ice water really helps cool the face down and helps circulation.
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The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has touched me deeply to see so many thousands of families, neighbors and friends celebrating together in such a happy atmosphere.
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To have success in your professional life is not so hard. To succeed as a man is more difficult.
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All of us grow.
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In an ideal world, I'd spend every weekend at my home in Zermatt in Switzerland.
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I busted my butt all my life building companies.
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The black community in Hollywood is very small and close-knit. Everyone has a common goal: to make a two-hour movie in 30 days.
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I think to have done 'Titanic' would have been a tortuous experience altogether. I feel good about where my life is, now. I feel free and joyous and happy and more liberated than I have ever been.
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I just write what I wanted to write. I write what amuses me. It's totally for myself. I never in my wildest dreams expected this popularity.
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You know, the Bible is so clear. Go to Genesis chapter nine and you will find the death penalty clearly stated in Genesis chapter nine... God ordains the death penalty!
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There will never be a replacement for that ongoing physical contact. But I don't think blogging is meant to replace the face-to-face of friendships and meetings. Blogging is a way to keep in touch with a larger group of people on an ongoing basis, in a more efficient way.
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For it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child Himself.
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I've always been fascinated with Ireland, especially Northern Ireland, having lived in London in the '80s when there was an Irish republican bombing campaign there.
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If I prove extravagant, I shall be more so from ignorance than willfulness. I am not wholly insensible to the pleasures of the world, therefore shall not be governed entirely by necessity; but I flatter myself, at least, in being able to restrain their gratification within due bonds.
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Once you have set the goal, give your staff the space to get there. If you micromanage, you will be able to do very little.
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Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature. Never try to correct them. On the contrary: rationalize them, understand them thoroughly. After that, it will be possible for you to sublimate them.
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Shuffling is the only thing which Nature cannot undo.
