"Even very low-probability events can, and indeed do, occur."

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Source : Gavin Extence (2013). “The Universe versus Alex Woods”, p.67, Hachette UK

Gavin Extence

#Events Quotes #Lows Quotes #Probability Quotes

“But I do believe that in all my shows, I really enjoy the quirky, the eccentric characters, the ones you don't meet every day.”
“Majesty, I beg your forgiveness for the idignity you suffered and offer you the head of our enemy asâ€”" "Put that thing down," I said impatiently. "I can't talk to you when you're shaking his head like a damned maraca.”

Source : MaryJanice Davidson (2004). “Undead and Unwed: A Queen Betsy Novel”, p.225, Penguin
“Carlisle: "I've seen vampire venom work miracles, but there are conditions that even venom cannot overcome."”
“When you are doing portraits, you have that intimacy with someone for a few minutes. For a really good portrait, you don't take the portrait - it's given.”

Source : "Giles Duley Interview by Lisa Rueff". www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“That's why we're doing this, to defend our traditions a little. I don't have anything against it (Halloween), but it's not our tradition.”
“A visual understanding of great composition and how to use a camera and expensive lenses can be learned, but drive and a real hunger for making photos and telling stories... I don't think that part can be learned. You either have that inside, or you don't.”
“I'd love to do another television series. I really love the writing process, and as an actor I really like how much you get to examine in television.”
“Why should a lobster be any more ridiculous than a dog? ... or a cat, or a gazelle, or a lion, or any other animal one chooses to take for a walk? I have a liking for lobsters. They are peaceful, serious creatures. ... Goethe had an aversion to dogs, and he wasn't mad. They know the secrets of the sea, they don't bark.”

Source : "Lobsters and Lies" by Madeleine Schwartz, www.newyorker.com. August 19, 2011.

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