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Lee Smolin Quotes

We know that the expansion of our universe is accelerating, which means a number called the cosmological constant must be positive.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: physicist
Nationality: american
Birth: 1955

Topics

Positive Universe Know Expansion Our

In fact, words are well adapted for description and the arousing of emotion, but for many kinds of precise thought other symbols are much better.

John B. S. Haldane

Words Thought Better Emotion Symbols

I was kind of a scaredy-cat as a kid, and I made a very deliberate decision at some point that I was not going to let fear rule my life or determine my experience. That wasn't so easily accomplished.

Life Fear Decision Experience Kind

I was called McG since the day I was born because we were broke and there were three Joes in the house.

Day House Born Three Because Broke

I think about my mother every day. But usually the thoughts are fleeting - she crosses my mind like a spring cardinal that flies past the edge of your eye: startling, luminous, lovely... gone.

Meghan O'Rourke

Mother Day Past Spring Mind Think

People send you stuff if you say you're interested in something. I have a tonne of body lotion. So I could mention I was interested in, you know, surfing, and some company would send me a surfboard.

People Me You Body Know Say

I'm an actor. Actors are supposed to act.

Actor Act Supposed

I wrote 'All You Could Ask For' to honor a friend, Heidi Armitage, who left us much too soon in 2009 at the age of 43.

Friend Age Honor You Ask Left

Computers ought to help people find their own best path through lots of textual information.

Path Best People Computers Help Own

I'm not a huge fan of research, but sometimes you get an idea, and then you realize you don't know anything.

Research You Know Sometimes Anything

I want to let you in on a little secret: I don't always feel like I'm a success. That's right. There are plenty of times when I feel like I've just totally messed up and failed to connect with the people I'm trying to communicate with.

Success People Feel Trying You Want

I always looked at rock & roll as the voice of regular people, of an economic group not in charge.

People Voice Group Rock Always Roll

I had a tremendous one season playing for Coach Kubiak, and I have nothing but great things to say about him as a person and a coach.

Great Great Things Person Nothing

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