"If you find a note tonight that sounds good, play the same damn note every night!"

-- Count Basie

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“I think comedy is drama, often. It's hard to have comedy over a period of time - commercials are one thing, but over a period of time - comedy and tragedy go hand in hand.”
“When you focus on serving, there is no fear in you.”
“Among the hills, when you sit in the cool shade of the white poplars, sharing the peace and serenity of distant fields and meadows - then let your heart say in silence, "God rests in reason." And when the storm comes, and the mighty wind shakes the forest, and thunder and lightning proclaim the majesty of the sky, - then let your heart say in awe, "God moves in passion.”
“Science is the greatest creative impulse of our time. It dominates the intellectual scene and forms our lives, not only in the material things which it has given us, but also in that it guides our spirit.”
“The mighty edifice of Government science dominated the scene in the middle of the 20th century as a Gothic cathedral dominated a 13th century landscape. The work of many hands over many years, it universally inspired admiration, wonder and fear.”
“It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.”

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“True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.”
“Two things that matter to me. Emotional resonance and rocket launchers.”

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