Freeman Dyson Quotes

Successful technologies often begin as hobbies. Jacques Cousteau invented scuba diving because he enjoyed exploring caves. The Wright brothers invented flying as a relief from the monotony of their normal business of selling and repairing bicycles.

Freeman Dyson

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I don't think the U.S. military is conservative. It's pragmatic.

Jim Mattis

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When I first came into New York City, what I did was, I didn't have very much money, and I couldn't afford pictures or a resume, so what I used to do is I would tear off the back of a matchbook, and I'd write my name and telephone number on the back of the matchbook.

Joe Morton

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But my point is that you design something in the end that precludes any unhealthy trading practices that are not going to serve your environmental or your economic objectives but now is not the time to do it.

John Anderson

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No eyes that have seen beauty ever lose their sight.

Jean Toomer

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In the last couple of years, fashion's gotten a lot safer. People are really pulling back.

Steven Cojocaru

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Divorce is the psychological equivalent of a triple coronary bypass.

Mary Kay Blakely

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Our brains are way, way more complex than any computer we know how to make. They're way more creative. The input's pretty good, but the output is constrained by our tongues and jaws moving and us typing.

Mary Lou Jepsen

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I recently took up ice sculpting. Last night I made an ice cube. This morning I made 12, I was prolific.

Mitch Hedberg

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In America, we like everyone to know about the good work we're doing anonymously.

Jay Leno

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I've been a fan of electronic music since the beginning.

Jonathan Davis

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I'd formed a research and development company under the banner of Paramount Pictures back in about 1975, and its mandate was to explore advanced forms of entertainment, not just movies.

Douglas Trumbull

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The notion that patience is a virtue is something you don't fully appreciate until you're a parent. You need endless patience with little ones.

Deirdre O'Kane

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