Benoit Mandelbrot Quotes
If you look at a shape like a straight line, what's remarkable is that if you look at a straight line from close by, from far away, it is the same; it is a straight line.
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A lot of actors in my age bracket look at being still standing as pretty good.
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There is a disturbing reincarnation of socialist and nationalist dictatorships raising their heads around the world and even in our own back yard. You see it in places like Venezuela and Bolivia, stoked in no small part by Cuba, and also in Central Asia, and troubling trends in Russia and China.
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I don't know of a soul who packed more living into 72 years than Charles Lindbergh did.
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At one time, I was persuaded to want to make music, and people answered me that that was not possible.
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There's a system in place in Nashville, and for a long time, I was trapped in this idea that the only way to do it was to come to town, get a record deal, and do it the way they say. And that system works. But it caters to a specific kind of artist, and I didn't necessarily fit that mold.
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Hanging out with my girlfriends is my sanity saver. We go out for a bad chick flick and dinner. I suggest you break free from the guys, see a really silly, girly movie, and get a little something to eat afterwards. It feels like a treat.
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Crime against the individual is the equivalent of crime against humanity.
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But I love the hot sweat. I think overheating onstage is invigorating. It's better than being comfortable. I think being comfortable is the death of a show.
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When you come right down to it, I guess I really am pretty bland.
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It's funny, oftentimes the really great roles that I enjoy are in classic plays, and there aren't many theatres in New York who will do them, aside from Roundabout.
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My father was a politician, and a very important politician, and one of the leaders of the Iraqi Democratic Party, who believed in progress.
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On the other hand, we have in Israel, an Israeli government which has been elected by the Israeli people. Their political agenda is not for peace. They are from the camp anti-peace.
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An intelligent and conscientious opposition is a part of loyalty to country.
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You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it's good for one's self-respect to be a punching bag.
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I'd rather go to sleep than find a girl.
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I'm like an eight year old with the dressing-up box. I have the luxury of being able to change on a whim.
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I'm not gonna ride home in the car. I'll wait for Randy. I think I'll get home quicker.
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While the sun God will may your day, sing as a song in search of a voice that is silent, and the one God will make for your way.
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People can't help the way they look, just the way they act.
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What you want in a mentor is someone who truly cares for you and who will look after your interests and not just their own. When you do come across the right person to mentor you, start by showing them that the time they spend with you is worthwhile.
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What makes you happy is seeing someone else smile because you put it there. That's what's awesome about living in this world.
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In our generation there is no agreed-upon framework. All issues are up for grabs. Morality no longer has any broad-based theology upon which to rest its case. We are no longer a 'Christian nation,' not even a 'Judeo-Christian culture.'
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If you look at a shape like a straight line, what's remarkable is that if you look at a straight line from close by, from far away, it is the same; it is a straight line.
