Look at all the stuff the Existentialists did. You can start with [Pablo] Picasso, you know, and then Francis Bacon and other… — Paul Laffoley Artist Copy Share Image
I began to analyze the movie [The Day the Earth Stood Still] and said it was really made out of these two… — Paul Laffoley Character Copy Share Image
Long John would sometimes hold his interviews in the Carnegie Delicatessen, which is the most famous delicatessen in New York up by… — Paul Laffoley Copy Share Image
I went to the Mary Lee Burbank School in Belmont. And it was a place where you, like, learned to go to… — Paul Laffoley Abstract Copy Share Image
I think it was because [Nikola] Tesla and [Leon] Theremin were part of what made up the movie, The Day the Earth… — Paul Laffoley Earth Copy Share Image
It was on Long John's show that I heard Orfeo Angelucci being interviewed. In other words, the whole thing about the green… — Paul Laffoley Beautiful Copy Share Image
H.P.Lovecraft could've been trying to do a Marx to Hegel, that kind of thing, in other words, turn the thing upside down… — Paul Laffoley Body Copy Share Image
My father was an extremely brilliant man. I consider him a genius, and so he probably could have joined Mensa. But why?… — Paul Laffoley Brilliant Copy Share Image
[The Theosophical Society] are ideologues in terms of the way they present the material. That's one of the reasons why, when they… — Paul Laffoley Copy Share Image
My father would conclude his dissertations by saying, "Of course, [Albert] Einstein never believed in gravity. It was a distortion of space."… — Paul Laffoley Copy Share Image
Stephen Hawking won [Babson Institute competition ] one year with his black hole stuff. It's keeping an open mind on whether gravity… — Paul Laffoley Angry Copy Share Image
I'd had the experience with Giuseppe Conti, I said, "My God, that's my movie!" I kept seeing [The Day the Earth Stood… — Paul Laffoley Copy Share Image
[Nikola Tesla] would do it through lucid dreaming. He would, in a sense, dream up the engine, forget about it, come back,… — Paul Laffoley Dream Copy Share Image
I would be constantly brought up on the carpet by these teachers who were brought up with Abstract Expressionism, saying, "You're too… — Paul Laffoley Abstract Copy Share Image
[Nikola Tesla] said he had no interest in the spiritual. He didn't believe in telepathy, didn't believe in any of that stuff,… — Paul Laffoley Atheist Copy Share Image
![“Look at all the stuff the Existentialists did. You can start with [Pablo] Picasso, you know, and then Francis Bacon and other guys like that. What they were doing is depicting suffering. And that's exactly what a demon is, he's pretending that he isn't. So he can get more people down there. You…” quote by Paul Laffoley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdd/paul-laffoley-7077_company_look-at-all-the-stuff-the-existentialist_1903239.jpg)
![“I began to analyze the movie [The Day the Earth Stood Still] and said it was really made out of these two characters [Nikola Tesla and Leon Teremin] who were brought together. That made it fascinating to me. And especially the language they made up, that Klaatu speaks. Because it has a Latin word…” quote by Paul Laffoley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ed/paul-laffoley-7077_character_i-began-to-analyze-the-movie-the-day-the_380205.jpg)
![“I think it was because [Nikola] Tesla and [Leon] Theremin were part of what made up the movie, The Day the Earth Stood Still. Klaatu was actually a European among the Americans. And so the person who wrote the story said that Klaatu came from Europa, the fourth moon of Jupiter, which is now being…” quote by Paul Laffoley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/572/paul-laffoley-7077_earth_i-think-it-was-because-nikola-tesla-and_696211.jpg)
![“[The Theosophical Society] are ideologues in terms of the way they present the material. That's one of the reasons why, when they teach their courses, you only get a smidgen of stuff and you have to keep coming back every week. They won't do an overview. Because they're trying to bypass your…” quote by Paul Laffoley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90a/paul-laffoley-7077_bypass_the-theosophical-society-are-ideologues_3217857.jpg)
![“My father would conclude his dissertations by saying, "Of course, [Albert] Einstein never believed in gravity. It was a distortion of space." And so my father couldn't believe that an attraction at a distance was a reality.” quote by Paul Laffoley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80f/paul-laffoley-7077_attraction_my-father-would-conclude-his-dissertatio_1236067.jpg)
![“Stephen Hawking won [Babson Institute competition ] one year with his black hole stuff. It's keeping an open mind on whether gravity exists or not. I think my father believed this because ... when the wind blew on him, he'd get angry, because it was something he couldn't control.” quote by Paul Laffoley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2f/paul-laffoley-7077_angry_stephen-hawking-won-babson-institute-com_267232.jpg)
![“I'd had the experience with Giuseppe Conti, I said, "My God, that's my movie!" I kept seeing [The Day the Earth Stood Still] everywhere I could. Then finally, when VHS and DVDs came out, I got that. And I keep watching it all the time.” quote by Paul Laffoley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b2/paul-laffoley-7077_dvds_i-d-had-the-experience-with-giuseppe-con_1810716.jpg)
![“[Nikola Tesla] would do it through lucid dreaming. He would, in a sense, dream up the engine, forget about it, come back, and then discover where it was wearing. You know, where the parts were wearing out. Now, that's inner visualization and a half! And that was the secret of why he did so many…” quote by Paul Laffoley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d50/paul-laffoley-7077_dream_nikola-tesla-would-do-it-through-lucid-d_582507.jpg)
![“[Nikola Tesla] said he had no interest in the spiritual. He didn't believe in telepathy, didn't believe in any of that stuff, didn't believe in any religion, and he just thought all these people were being superstitious and wanted them to go away. And in that way he was very close to H.P…” quote by Paul Laffoley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b16/paul-laffoley-7077_atheist_nikola-tesla-said-he-had-no-interest-in_504374.jpg)