James D. Watson Quotes
Ever since we achieved a breakthrough in the area of recombinant DNA in 1973, left-wing nuts and environmental kooks have been screaming that we will create some kind of Frankenstein bug or Andromeda Strain that will destroy us all.
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I feel very, very blessed.
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If you're not going to wear a tiara when you win a Newbery Award, when are you going to wear one?
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Reality is how we interpret it. Imagination and volition play a part in that interpretation. Which means that all reality is to some extent a fiction.
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I don't let things go unless I'm ready for them to go.
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I might cook occasionally, but I'm not a good cook. That's not my passion.
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Today different ethnic groups and different nations come together due to common sense.
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I do not belong to any religion. Everything is between God and myself.
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I love seeing lingerie on the runway, but I personally think it's best to save it for the bedroom!
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I'm the president of the United States. I'm not the emperor of the United States.
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It is often said of me - some intend it as a compliment, others as a complaint - that I write about a single subject: the Holocaust. I have no quarrel with that. Why shouldn't I accept, with certain qualifications, the place assigned to me on the shelves of libraries?
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Set your course by the stars, not by the lights of every passing ship.
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Oracle has grown and advanced because we've been consistently willing to cannibalize ourselves.
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When you have children, that's your main focus.
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I'm a big believer in debate and difference of opinion.
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Mr. Mets is representative not only of the general public, but also of many scientific workers, publicists, and writers. Like most people, he takes words as much for granted as the air he breathes, gives them about as much thought.
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The question tonight, as I understand it, is 'The Negro Revolt, and Where Do We Go From Here?' or What Next?' In my little humble way of understanding it, it points toward either the ballot or the bullet.
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It's midnight Cinderella time that you should know,There's gonna be some changes in the way this story goes.It's midnight Cinderella but don't you worry none,'Cause I'm Peter Peter the Pumpkin EaterAnd the party's just begun.
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There are plenty of people who won’t tune in because a woman’s voice bothers their eardrums. Their ear canals can’t handle the sound of my shrill voice talking at them about a subject. I guess I just don’t really care about those people.
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But lately, when I’m drunk, I feel a hostility that I’ve never known before. It is a tension deep in my gut that makes me want to yell until my face is red, knock over glasses with the back of my hand, and kick people I don’t know in the shins.
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Judgment comes from experience - and experience comes from bad judgment.
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If you're unhappy, what is it in your life that you're not facing?
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War is a poor chisel to carve out tomorrow.
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Ever since we achieved a breakthrough in the area of recombinant DNA in 1973, left-wing nuts and environmental kooks have been screaming that we will create some kind of Frankenstein bug or Andromeda Strain that will destroy us all.
