Ellen Stofan Quotes
I'm actually a NASA brat. My father was a rocket scientist. He started working at NASA before it was NASA in 1959.
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It's those damn critics again.
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A physician's physiology has much the same relation to his power of healing as a cleric's divinity has to his power of influencing conduct.
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My hearing has suffered seriously; just now I am obliged to have the assistance of an ear trumpet. Think of that, my beauty! - There 's a state for your old Lover to be in! - No more tender whisperings! Imagine sweet confessions to be made through an ear trumpet!
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It seems the most logical thing in the world to believe that the natural resources of the Earth, upon which the race depends for food, clothing and shelter, should be owned collectively by the race instead of being the private property of a few social parasites.
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Open-minded tech tinkerers may still prefer traditional PCs for work because they allow much more customization than, say, an iPad.
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I never edit the songs that come out. And they tend to come out as a whole. The closest thing I have ever done to editing them is just cutting out a verse, but never rewriting lyrics.
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I think, as far as branching out with acting, it would take something really right on the mark to distract me from music, because music is everything to me.
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The decision that has to be made was whether it was material, whether he knew he was lying under oath, whether he did it willfully. I think that's required of any prosecutor who is charged with an investigation of this.
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I love Japan, and Tokyo is my favorite city.
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Sometimes when you think you are done, it is just the edge of beginning. Probably that's why we decide we're done. It's getting too scary. We are touching down onto something real. It is beyond the point when you think you are done that often something strong comes out.
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The vast concourse of people who had assembled to witness the triumphant arrival of the successful travellers was of the lowest orders of mechanics and artisans, among whom great distress and a dangerous spirit of discontent with the government at that time prevailed.
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I've always maintained - a captain is only as good as his team. It is not about my leadership, it is not about me.
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The key is a good story. If you have a good story, you have enough emotional beats that you can hit.
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The best thing to do when you're writing is to write about something you know instead of pretending. I mean, you can do that too, obviously, but when you write from your heart, it works so much better.
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The only show my mother could afford to take me to when I was growing up was 'Cats', for my birthday.
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I love a challenge. So when I did 'Friday,' I didn't want to do another comedy back-to-back. With 'Set It Off,' that was a little different from 'The Negotiator' and 'The Italian Job.' So for me, it's all about challenge. It's all about challenge and about just learning.
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I don't go to the doctor except when I'm very ill, and when I go to India, I drink a drop of local water.
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I wasn't a good student in high school. I mean, I got through it, but unless it had something to do with music, it didn't really interest me.
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All I know is record, record, record, record.
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I have four of the most incredible children. And I have five grandchildren.
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Prejudice is sinful. All blood flows red. And the most harmful and foolish kind of prejudice is prejudice against yourself. Every woman is your sister, and every woman needs her sisters. So try to give other women the courtesy of your compassion, respect, and forgiveness. Love yourself despite - and because of - your flaws.
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I like movies I can relate to.
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Tiffin, what
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I'm actually a NASA brat. My father was a rocket scientist. He started working at NASA before it was NASA in 1959.
