Murray Gell-Mann Quotes

We are driven by the usual insatiable curiosity of the scientist, and our work is a delightful game.

Murray Gell-Mann

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WorkCuriosityGameDrivenScientist

I think it's a dangerous thing for anyone to have power over other people.

Jesse Ball

PowerPeopleThinkDangerousOver

I have discovered the secret of happiness. It is work.

John Burroughs

WorkHappinessSecretThe Secret Of

When something gets attention so quickly, people sometimes will look for reasons to find fault and tear it down.

John Hawkes

PeopleAttentionLookFindDown

My impression was, he's walking as though he's made of glass, and if you should touch him he would just shatter apart. I don't know if it was an act or what, but it sure was effective.

Robert Ripley

WalkingYouKnowGlassTouchHim

Friends don't let friends jump cars.

John Schneider

FriendsJump

I was born a leader, never a follower. I never felt peer pressure. If the group goes left, I go right.

Deontay Wilder

LeaderPressureBornGoGroupNever

I think that each character has fascinated and interested me enough to want to play him.

Derek Jacobi

CharacterMeThinkEnoughPlayWant

When you sell a man a book, you don't sell him 12 ounces of paper and ink and glue - you sell him a whole new life.

Christopher Morley

LifeManBookNew LifeYouNew

I'm too impatient.

Brigitte Bardot

ImpatientToo

You can call me the bad boy chef all you want. I'm not going to freak out about it. I'm not that bad. I'm certainly not a boy, and it's been a while since I've been a chef.

Anthony Bourdain

MeChefYouBadBad BoyWant

I went to Catholic school, and there was this teacher, a Brother, who saw I could go either way, good or bad. He took an interest in me and got me to do a play. I got hooked on acting, and it gave me something constructive to do. I had a lot of energy.

William Forsythe

GoodTeacherSchoolBrotherMeBad

When I get older, if they ever do a project about Audra McDonald's life, I would love to play her, or even play her daughter in something. I love her.

Shanice Williams

LifeLoveDaughterPlayMcDonald

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