Alan Lightman Quotes

Except for a God who sits down after the universe begins, all other gods conflict with the assumptions of science.

Alan Lightman

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Being a role model is cool and a great honor. I'm grateful to be considered one and will live up to that title by encouraging kids to eat their Wheaties and brush their teeth often.

Jennette McCurdy

LiveGreatGratefulCoolHonorWill

I used to be really fat, but now I'm not. I used to have hair, but now I don't. I used to be able to see without corrective lenses, but now I can't. One of these this is exacerbated by the fact that I'm an editor. One of these things is true despite the fact that I'm an editor. One of them has nothing to do with me being an editor.

John Joseph Adams

MeHairFatNowTrueNothing

It's commonly said that people who've been ill in childhood and who've had an upset education never really regret that they do. It means that you don't look at the world in the way that other people do, and if you were inclined to be a writer, that's a help.

John Keegan

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People can't stay out of their cars. I do think we have a real problem staying out of our automobiles. We have a real dependency on them, and it may be for more than just transportation.

Steve Forbert

PeopleThinkProblemTransportation

I try to be very aware of opportunities as they arise. But I don't sit around staring at my navel and thinking about my brand development.

Ana Navarro

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The library helps lower- and middle-income people - immigrants - get their shot at the American dream.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

American DreamPeopleLibraryDream

You need to be grounded internally and excited about the world around you. If I were out of touch, it would be hard for me to know why Michael Cera is so cool.

Stacey Snider

MeCoolWorldYouKnowWhy

No one in my family had ever been in politics. My dad thought it was something that got in the way.

Rob Portman

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As far as directors, I'm a big fan of any kind of Billy Wilder stuff. Anything he does.

Rob Zombie

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The Christian image of God is that of a rational being who believes in human progress, more fully revealing himself as humans gain the capacity to better understand.

Rodney Stark

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'Warm Bodies' was a more long-term thing; I had to write the script, who knew if it was every really going to happen, if I'd find the right actors, and so on, so I grabbed '50/50' because I just fell in love with it.

Jonathan Levine

LoveWarmFindMoreWriteRight

The thing that is most beautiful about Antarctica for me is the light. It's like no other light on Earth, because the air is so free of impurities. You get drugged by it, like when you listen to one of your favorite songs. The light there is a mood-enhancing substance.

Jon Krakauer

BeautifulLightMeFreeYouEarth

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