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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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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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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The way that I work is very specific, very thorough, and the process has to be totally clear.
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I always say it takes three weeks to know a character and three months to own it. And I think that's probably true of every theater artist. If you really want to see a performance of the show, wait three months.
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Sometimes I worry that science communication is just preaching to the choir, speaking to the converted. Social media gives us an amazing opportunity to reach new people.
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I have a number of famous quotes, and one of them is, if you get knocked down, get back up again. I don't really feel like I want to let anything ultimately defeat me.
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The baby Jesus was the last homeless person the Republicans liked.
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And, honestly, if somebody wants to criticize me for not being a trainwreck, that's fine with me!
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The pace of discovery is going unbelievably fast.
