"The farther the experiment is from theory, the closer it is to the Nobel Prize."

-- Irene Joliot-Curie

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“Most of my favourite moments in film have been when I've had an opportunity to say something from scratch, something original, whether I jotted down a few lines or it came out in improvisation.”
“You want to do Olympics just like you do a pro football game or a basketball game? Be my guest. Watch it all fade away.”

Source : "Just how valuable is owning the Olympic Games TV rights?" by Lawrence Donegan, www.theguardian.com. June 6, 2011.
“The secret of a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole course of his life and the habit of action he develops in meeting those tests.”
“Something you discover as a writer is that actresses who are successful are incredibly smart. For some reason, there's this myth that if you're a beautiful actress, you're not bright, you're a puppet. But it's completely the opposite. These are people with a finely tuned sense of story, and who are also strong and articulate. You have to be, to be a woman holding your own on TV and film sets.”
“Lives have been altered in fundamental ways, and later, after they acquire a more complete understanding of what goals are actually attainable, many are left facing a lot of pain and frustration. And yet, there's no culture of complaint.”
“True greatness is sovereign wisdom. We are never deceived by our virtues.”
“I tell my kids in the Academy at Newcastle to watch Henry. He plays with such a swagger, not an arrogance, and that is a great quality. He always looks so comfortable. You talk about cars going from 0 to 60 in a matter of seconds, and he is like that. He just explodes. I could sit there for hours and watch him.”
“â€¦there are no wrong turns, only unexpected paths.”

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