"Some things are as they are regardless of what they were."

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Source : John D Barrow (2014). “The Origin Of The Universe: Science Masters Series”, p.53, Basic Books

John D. Barrow

“Dangerous climate change... It's important not to be alarmist but it is very important to be alarmed”
“In France, ballet is on TV ... It's on the eight-o'clock news. It's a cool thing to be a dancer.”
“The more you lose, the more positive you have to become. When you're winning, you can ride players harder because their self-esteem is high. If you are losing and you try to be tough, you're asking for dissension.”
“I have evolved to where I don't think the death penalty is effective.”
“Being in the moment is the best thing I can do.”

Source : "Taissa Farmiga Takes the Stage". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 22, 2016.
“I'm imagining there's a particular audience out there that's younger and older, too. It works on two levels. Do they exist? I don't know. I had to make it to find out if it does. When you do something this experimental, that's part of the process and part of the risk. I only spent my own money, so that I'm the only person that gets hurt, if it fails.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Bridges - a master of subtle brilliance - plays the hell out of it. Not by showing off, but by going bone-deep into a character who only thinks he's running on empty. Crazy Heart may finally win him the Oscar that's unfairly eluded him and it offers the pleasure of watching a great actor at the peak of his form.”
“If a man is truly in love, the most beautiful woman in the world couldn't take him away. Maybe for a few days, but not forever.”

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