Arthur Eddington Quotes
Our system of philosophy is itself on trial; it must stand or fall according as it is broad enough to find room for this experience as an element of life.
Quotes to Explore
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I always loved cars. I don't know why, I can't explain it to you. It has always been with me.
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I'm not into things that feel like a sequel. There's just something magical about when something happens for the first time.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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My house looks like it was decorated by a 14-year old with a platinum American Express card.
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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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I've been very fortunate with my three spec scripts - which is sort of my thematic trilogy of the American Frontier. With 'Sicario', 'Hell or High Water' and then 'Wind River' - which is the third - there were no rewrites. It was the first draft for all three.
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Adding 'just kidding' doesn't make it okay to insult the Principal.
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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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D.C. is where I started. That's home for me. I always love coming back to the area. They treat me so well, and people show up. They're excited and claim me as their own. I love it.
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As a writer, I absorb stories, allow them to churn within my own head and heart - often for years - until I find a way of telling them that fits both my time and temperament.
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I don't like to direct myself.
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I think it's difficult to do fashion for men, because either you become very over-homosexual fashion or very boring fashion. You don't want a boy who looks 15 in a little pair of shorts with some strange art... But to see just a jacket and tie is boring.
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My creativity all comes from the same place. I wear one very comfortable, large hat.
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Maybe our generation is more about sex, but it feels like romance is dying out.
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The hits I had in the '80s - I made those deals directly with American companies.
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Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.
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An artist's sphere of influence is the world.
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It's very difficult for my body to recover after workouts now that I'm older, so we have to keep them short, which means they're extremely difficult and intense. It sucks.
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I would say confidence and security and comfortability in one's own skin. I think that's so attractive. Truly.
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I learned that comedy is born out of strong characters. I won't begin writing a character until I have a clear take on them.
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John Sayles is good. He's like a good thoroughbred owner - he leaves the trainers alone.
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Stages of life are artifacts. Adolescence is a useful contrivance, midlife is a moving target, senior citizens are an interest group, and tweenhood is just plain made up.
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The public is very forgiving. So we're not trying to obtain some level of perfection that can't be obtained. But if you're straightforward and honest and your constituents trust you, they'll help you get through the times when you fall short.
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Our system of philosophy is itself on trial; it must stand or fall according as it is broad enough to find room for this experience as an element of life.
