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“All our contemporary philosophers perhaps without knowing it are looking through eyeglasses that Baruch Spinoza polished. Spinoza was a philosopher who earned his livelihood by grinding lenses.”
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“I love mathematics not only because it is applicable to technology but also because it is beautiful.”
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“A leader is not an administrator who loves to run others, but someone who carries water for his people so that they can get on with their jobs.”
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“A system that warehouses people is not the cure for social ills”
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“I think every player listens out for his name being sung and it's something I really enjoy.”
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“I'm a huge fan of Jack Lemmon, he was someone who managed to tread that line between comedy and tragedy and sometimes give very big performances, but they were never over-demonstrative and they were never not based on a kind of real truthful human being.”
Source : "Exclusive Interview: Steve Coogan". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. February 19, 2009. 
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“My mom was always pretty supportive. She saw me do plays and she'd always act out the parts I did. My aunt, who played a big part in my life, was a little bit more reserved, because if they don't see you on TV every week they think you must be starving.”
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“I think it's particularly fun not being a full-time showbiz reporter because you still have the 'Oh, wow!' factor when you go out on the red carpet and there are these big stars that are standing there. But if you're doing this day in and day out, it becomes a little blase.”
Source : "Oscars and the 'Oh, wow' factor" by Daryn Kagan, www.cnn.com. February 14, 2003.
