Neri Oxman Quotes
The second-most abundant biopolymer on the planet is called chitin, and some 100 million tons of it are produced every year by organisms such as shrimps, crabs, scorpions, and butterflies. We thought if we could tune its properties, we could generate structures that are multifunctional out of a single part.
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The learned man knows that he is ignorant.
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Wine and women do not go with song. Alcohol is the worst enemy of the imagination.
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Sex is a bad thing because it rumples the clothes.
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I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing the status quo.
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As the future is never known with certainty, the evaluation of the prospective benefits requires the formation of expectations. An acceptable house, partner or job, then, is one that offers an expected stream of future benefit that has a value in excess of the option to continue to search for an even better alternative.
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All kids are selfish. I wanted to do homework and do my thing and call my agent. My mother's needs weren't in my mind at that moment.
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A long-lasting and sustained recovery will never be achieved through massive government spending programs.
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If people think I look good, it's the make-up.
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The actors in 'Eight Men Out' really know how to play, and the background athletes are all professionals.
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Nothing can be as astounding as life. Except for writing. Yes, of course, except for writing, the sole consolation.
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Successful people are not interesting. I feel for the losers. That's where my heart lies.
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No, I regret nothing, all I regret is having been born, dying is such a long tiresome business I always found.
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I've directed enough in the theatre and a couple of films to know that - to feel fairly secure that if I find a story that I really like I can probably get it done somewhat.
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I'm a pro-horserace guy.
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Playing this game, you cannot have nothing holding you back. If you're thinking, you're wrong automatically.
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The game is the ultimate significance to me because it is so important to a lot of people. It has left a mark on our culture to be voted as one of the best to ever play.
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I don't think any of us can compete with Cowell. He is the best at what he does.
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People need to take as much interest in other sports as they take in cricket, and that's where we come across a vicious cycle of performance, sponsorship, recognition, jobs and TV visibility. It's a typical chicken-and-egg story; each one is directly related to the other without an answer for what comes first.
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Harriet Tubman fought American slavery single handed and was a pioneer in that organized effort known as the Underground Railroad.
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It's interesting to play a female character who's not ever using feminine wiles to get things done.
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For research, I like to go to the location of the places in the novels. The first thing that I do is involve my senses: I notice the smells; I open the trash cans and look at what people have thrown away.
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I am greatly honoured to become Patron of The Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre. I have benefited hugely from their work, and I am looking forward to supporting them in giving a chance to others to benefit from their experience and teaching.
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Truth: We are the present. We are now. We are the razor's edge of history. The future flies at us and from that dark blur we shape the past. And the past is forever.
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The second-most abundant biopolymer on the planet is called chitin, and some 100 million tons of it are produced every year by organisms such as shrimps, crabs, scorpions, and butterflies. We thought if we could tune its properties, we could generate structures that are multifunctional out of a single part.
