James D. Watson Quotes
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Yes, I can speak a bit and I can read and write in Russian. I learned it from my grandmother who raised me with all the Russian fairytales.
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When you get older, you have to stay a bit rock n' roll so that young people will still be interested in you. The way you move, the way you talk, maybe the way you have your hair in your face a little bit - this keeps you interesting.
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The true Christian is called to be a soldier and must behave as such from the day of his conversion to the day of his death. He is not meant to live a life of religious ease, indolence and security. He must never imagine for a moment that he can sleep and doze along the way to heaven, like one traveling in an easy carriage.
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I am the only one in my family to graduate college. It was a proud moment for me to receive a degree.
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I don't learn in a certain way, but I have other skills.
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I don't have a radio or TV going all the time. It's very important to have awareness, to know when you tense up and then to stop that.
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Film can be exciting, but more often, it's tedious.
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I spent 250 to 300 days of every year on the road. But in the end, I felt something was missing. I needed to be anchored so I could concentrate, so in 2000, I established a new methodology - the one I use today. I spent the week in my office and travelled every weekend, even at Christmas.
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If there's a common thread to my books, it is that each involves an individual's journey. The individual must stay true to themselves.
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There was a bit of a comparison that Bret was making between Vince McMahon and my dad. He looked up to Vince as a dad and stuff, and it was a shame to see the whole thing end the way it did.
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Government can supply bread, but it can't mend a broken spirit.
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I wanted to go to New York and be a stage actress, doing things like Chekhov. None of that happened, and then I went to L.A. and an agent said, 'I think you belong in commercials and TV.' So I did that and got some opportunities that I absolutely love.
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I rarely meet a politician that I don't like personally. They are generally well endowed with charm. Therein lies the danger.
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For the longest time, I was trying to be DJ Shadow, I think. But I slowly developed my own style. It was trial and error, for sure.
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Everybody is different. Everybody has different styles. Just do it the best way you know how.
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Middle age is when you're sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it isn't for you.
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Councils of war breed timidity and defeatism.
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My politics are private, but many of my feminist politics cross over into my professional life.
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'Minecraft' is to a large degree about having unique experiences that nobody else has had. The levels are randomly generated, and you can build anything you want to build yourself.
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People are stupid; given proper motivation, almost anyone will believe almost anything. BecauHse people are stupid, they will believe a lie because they want to believe it’s true, or because they are afraid it might be true.
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I have done one thing that I think is a contribution: I helped Buddhist science and modern science combine. No other Buddhist has done that. Other lamas, I don't think they ever pay attention to modern science. Since my childhood, I have a keen interest.
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It is sometimes hard even for biologists to remember that sex is merely a genetic joint venture.
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Jesus showed us how to be courageous and sacrificial while we die for our beliefs, not while we kill for them.
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I don't want to die until I see cancer cured.
