James D. Watson Quotes
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There should be more interaction and more confidence building between our various academic institutions just like how there needs to be a confidence building between industry and academics.
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Every director bites the hand that lays the golden egg.
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My mother worked in factories, worked as a domestic, worked in a restaurant, always had a second job.
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You only lie to two people in your life, your girlfriend and the police.
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At first, I didn't really have a passion for acting.
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Our laboratory is a place that celebrates diversity and is totally open to all differences, not just sex but also age, ethnicity, religion and other traditions.
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The soldier who gropes for glory must submit himself to discipline. Subordination gives strength and security to an army. He that will not submit to it when corrected and improved by the experience of ages does not deserve the proud appellation of a soldier.
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I started out as a stand-up comedian. And that's what I'm most comfortable doing.
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When I read something, I picture that scene in that detail. That becomes very similar to composing a photo in real life.
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It's a huge step up from the European Indoors to then being a gold medallist at the World Championships.
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My life began with Ronnie.
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When we played with the Rollins Band, we'd keep songs going until we felt like ending it.
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Extremists think 'communication' means agreeing with them.
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Life is made up of constant calls to action, and we seldom have time for more than hastily contrived answers.
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Many progressive economists insist that gold is now in essentially the same position as silver and that the arguments the simon-pure gold advocates use against the white metal can be directed with equal effect against their own fetish.
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I think that some people like to be someone other than themselves when acting, while others are most themselves. I fall into the second camp. For me, acting is a great exercise in getting to the truth about myself.
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When a story is told really well and is real, even if it's not about their own lives, people can apply it to themselves.
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One has to nurture a new generation, to raise children in the spirit of Islam.
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I always assume that a good book is more intelligent than its author. It can say things that the writer is not aware of.
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My relationship with money is that it's a tool to be self-sufficient, but it's not something that is a part of who I am.
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The Austin music scene is the reason why so many of them moved here.
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I remain mindful that the role of a judge is a limited one and that judges can't solve every problem. But at the same time, judges play a crucial role in safeguarding liberty and protecting the rights of all citizens.
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Flying back from New York, the flight attendant said 'God, I wished you were here yesterday, we had a stroke on the plane. I said, if I have a stroke on a plane, I hope the pretend doctor isn't the one on the plane. I want a real doctor.
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The pace of discovery is going unbelievably fast.
