Sam Kean Quotes

America was probably Europe's equal scientifically by the end of World War I and certainly surpassed it after the chaos of World War II.

Sam Kean

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I did my undergrad at Florida State, got a Bachelor's, and then I got my Masters in Acting at NYU. So I've spent a lot of time in the classroom.

Andre Holland

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Everything about your life, about your body, grows! Your cells regenerate; your hair, your nails, everything grows for your entire life. And your soul needs exploration and growth. And the only way you'll get it is by forcing yourself to be uncomfortable. Forcing yourself to get outside, out of your head.

Mel Robbins

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Violence is a calm that disturbs you.

Jean Genet

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Understand that VCs are simply a sophisticated form of financial investors who, in turn, need to satisfy their own investors.

Steve Blank

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When books and plays are made into movies, they frequently want to cut out the valleys and just show the peaks.

Tracy Letts

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'End of Watch' was 98-percent written, and I work really hard to make it look like it's the first time I'm saying it.

Michael Pena

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There's been a big spur in downtown development with new business, restaurants and a lot of loft buying. The buses run, and there's a subway that runs through downtown.

Michael Ritchie

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My son, who is five, was adopted from Ethiopia. My daughter was adopted from Guatemala. Her parents died of typhoid and malaria. We got her from an orphanage. They are the lights of my life.

Lisa Kristine

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At present, black children are more segregated in their public schools than at any time since 1968. In the inner-city schools I visit, minority children typically represent 95 percent to 99 percent of class enrollment.

Jonathan Kozol

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I don't know if I have a technique. I'm just trying to remember the words.

Dennis Farina

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I know I screwed up my 'Godzilla.'

Dean Devlin

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The cautious seldom err.

Confucius

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