Mark Walport Quotes
There is usually a long interval between important scientific discoveries and impact on human health.
Quotes to Explore
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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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I use the setting of a small rural Norwegian community - the kind of place that I know so intimately. I could never write a novel set in a big city, because, frankly, I don't know what it would be like.
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Directors have been trying to get me to do comedy for a long time, ever since 'One Eight Seven.'
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It is important to reflect on the kindness of others. Every aspect of our present well-being is due to others' hard work. The buildings we live and work in, the roads we travel, the clothes we wear, and the food we eat, are all provided by others. None of them would exist but for the kindness of so many people unknown to us.
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The smart phone isn't a perfect device, as we all know. It forces the world into a tiny screen. It runs out of battery, bandwidth, and power. It distracts us from the world around us.
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There is usually a long interval between important scientific discoveries and impact on human health.
