J. G. Ballard Quotes
Lysenkoism: A forlorn attempt not merely to colonize the botanical kingdom, but to instill a proper sense of the puritan work ethic and the merits of self-improvement.

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Team synergy has an extraordinary impact on business results.
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The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
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Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.
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I don't think it's good for people to know too much about you. With my favourite bands, I don't want to have the inside track on every single aspect of their personal lives.
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Clearly I am a very strong, top-of-the-line, always-rising-to-it personage.
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The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment. When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees on my equipment.
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When I listen to President Obama speak to and about women, he sometimes sounds too paternalistic for my taste.
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I let characters be human and flawed and relatable. When we do things that aren't that great, we can understand it.
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I'm really interested in how conflicts arise and how they reach points of no return. I'm no pacifist. Sometimes force is necessary. But war is a choice.
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If you respect a language and culture, it shows in your work.
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The future rewards those who press on. I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I don't have time to complain. I'm going to press on.
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In metros, girls are very independent, conscious and aware. But in the interiors of our country, where education is not given importance, they continue to be oppressed. But it is important for every woman to acknowledge what she wants from herself rather than going for what people expect from her.
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Since my illness, I've felt the presence of my angels.
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I can't live without activity; I can't be sedentary.
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I realized, at a certain point, all my big people were dying. I couldn't see a clearer picture: what's the difference between me and him, of me being in a casket?
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My life has become a reality show. When I am home, people are climbing trees with cameras. I feel that my personal space is being encroached upon. I will try and protect it as much as I can.
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Whenever anyone calls me 'The new J..K. Rowling,' I think, 'What's wrong with the old one?'
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The Matrix is top secret. There isn't much that can be said right now.
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There are times when the only people you spend time with are the people in your team. That's hard, because I think, 'I'm a girl. I want to hang out with other girls. I just want to be a normal young woman.'
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We had a mission at PayPal - which was to create a new financial system, a new world currency, and we failed. We were a financial success, but we didn't succeed at the purpose of our company.
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I don't care who you are, the pressure is on to go to the next task immediately. What happened to the days of hanging out in the hammock all afternoon?
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I've never gone to acting school and I never will, so I'm learning about the business from the people who are in the business. It doesn't seem like I work at all. And the unknown is always exciting.
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Lysenkoism: A forlorn attempt not merely to colonize the botanical kingdom, but to instill a proper sense of the puritan work ethic and the merits of self-improvement.