James D. Watson Quotes
Great wealth could make an enormous difference over the next decade if they sensibly support the scientific elite. Just the elite. Because the elite makes most of the progress. You should worry about people who produce really novel inventions, not pedantic hacks.
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Graffiti has an interesting relationship to the broader world of hip-hop: It's part of the culture, but also in a weird way a stepchild of the culture.
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When I'm in my 50s, I kind of think I'll want to be in a garden.
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I think my message goes out to the entire spectrum of political parties. I'm supported by the Tea Party, the Conservative Party and the Republican Party. I come from a Democratic world. My world is moderate Democrats, Reagan-type Democrats if you want, the blues or whatever you call them, the Blue Dogs. That's been my world, historically.
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Every employee needs to know that there's somebody out there that they serve. And when we don't let people know that for one reason or another, we're depriving them of a fulfilling job.
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I get up late, have an espresso, and immediately start work. I try to get roughly caught up on email before I leave the house, then if I need to write anything or review a complex deal, I do that, and then I head to the office and work on my top few priorities for the day. I try to schedule my meetings in the afternoon.
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People throw things at me sometimes, at big festivals.
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The United States should not engage in tit-for-tat polemics directed at its most important allies. That is as demeaning as it is destructive.
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I went up to the top of the career ladder and I came down again, I am past all that.
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Many people in this world are still so identified with every thought that arises in their head. There is not the slightest space of awareness there.
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I'd love to be a 'Bond' girl.
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Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace.
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I played didgeridoo from a young age - on the vacuum cleaner, initially.
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I find the business world hard.
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O what is life, if we must hold it thus as wind-blown sparks hold momentary fire?
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I miss my horse. He's in Los Angeles.
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When you're mid-season, in very intense situations, it's hard not to take that home with you. Especially when you're sleeping, you can't control what you dream about. And it sneaks into the unconscious.
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I'm a total weirdo and have often felt like an outcast and a freak, and I love that. It makes things so much more exciting.
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Too many people hold a very narrow view of what motivates us. They believe that the only way to get us moving is with the jab of a stick or the promise of a carrot. But if you look at over 50 years of research on motivation, or simply scrutinize your own behavior, it's pretty clear human beings are more complicated than that.
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We may think that our tradition is exactly the same as it has always been, but that is an illusion.
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I know it sounds strange, but I'm one of those people who goes to a coffee shop to drink coffee.
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Directing is so interesting. You know, it just sort of encompasses everything that you see, that you know, that you've felt, that you have observed.
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Absolutely. There are a 1000 better coaches in the cities, but I'm the best in the country.
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Great wealth could make an enormous difference over the next decade if they sensibly support the scientific elite. Just the elite. Because the elite makes most of the progress. You should worry about people who produce really novel inventions, not pedantic hacks.
