Mark Walport Quotes
There is usually a long interval between important scientific discoveries and impact on human health.
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At the risk of being forgotten completely by the media, I went to college and pursued a passion that had nothing to do with acting: mathematics.
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I love to see women who are comfortable in their skin and dress to suit their body - that looks fabulous because it's authentic.
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The fact is that people are good, Give people affection and security, and they will give affection and be secure in their feelings and their behavior.
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The characters are always the focal point of a book for me, whether I'm writing or reading. I may enjoy a book that has an intriguing mystery or a good plot, but to become one of my real favorites, it has to have great characters.
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I have an iPod, but I put my music in it from my CDs, and then I have that CD in my library.
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I love nothing better than immersing myself in different street cultures; exploring all those neighbourhoods in Tokyo was quite amazing, or visiting Morocco to see an Inditex factory.
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I feel super lucky to be living in New York. I love the city, I love the energy. I always loved it. I had pictures of New York in my bedroom when I was young.
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Anybody that's been in an election, you're always looking to get the upper hand.
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Without Khomeini, we would not be where we are. What a pity that, when pregnant with him, his mother did not choose to have an abortion.
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There's almost no author alive who isn't weathering the tumultuous changes in the publishing industry.
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By rights you're a king. If I was you, I'd call for a new deal.
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At an unprecedented time with the worst attack ever on our soil, our President displayed extraordinary determination, leadership and resolve when history was thrust upon him and the United States.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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See, the SAG awards caught me totally by surprise.
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He who indulges in falsehood will find the paths of paradise shut to him.
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I've had a good life, and was born to and among people I've admired and loved.
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I introduced the Food Security Improvement Act in Congress to remedy the fact that most SNAP beneficiaries find themselves skipping meals or running out of benefits every month.
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Women who give up their children for adoption are years and years later talking about how painful it was, much more than women who have abortions.
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We were high above fields, and there far, far below, was a small shadow as of a great bird tearing along the neatly marked off fields. It gave me the most tremendous shock to realize for the first time the terrific speed we were going at and that that shadow meant us - us, like a mirror! That 'bird' - it was us.
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As far as Russia goes, they've been our partner for a long time now, since the early '90's. So you know, what's that, that's more than 15 years. And there have been times where things were a little tense, a little testy, but by and large, the partnership has been very successful. To give you two examples of that, when the Columbia accident occurred, the Russians supported us with their spacecraft faring our astronauts, including me, to the space station and also supplies.
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I had classic technique - one of the best techniques when I was like 10, 12, but then I changed.
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It's important that we have a global perspective and look abroad and learn from our neighbors.
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I'm a normal consumer but try to do the best I can. I try to buy locally, and I mostly avoid supermarkets.
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There is usually a long interval between important scientific discoveries and impact on human health.
