Jocelyn Bell Burnell Quotes
Women of my generation who've stayed in science have done it by playing the men at their own game.
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Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized.
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I believe nuclear energy in Jordan will be done in such a way where it is a public-private partnership so everyone can see exactly what's going on.
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Too many times women try to be competitive with each other. We should help support each other, rather than try to be better than each other.
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I think as women, the smarter and more powerful we are, the more it can be threatening and alienating to other people, more than with men. That's something we need to support each other with.
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The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy.
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Anne Boleyn is an intriguing character. She seems to appeal to modern-day women in a very potent way. Because she was such an independently opinionated and spirited young woman, which at the time was unheard of.
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A lot of women seem to think the way to ingratiate themselves is to put down other women or backstab. That's the quickest way to be eliminated from my life - try that with me, and you're out.
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I am proud of what I've done.
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As a child I experienced firsthand the severe effects of poverty and illiteracy, especially upon women and children. My parents taught me the importance of education and that it was a key to improving an individual's life.
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Baseball is a team game.
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When the game is on, I want to be on the field, but I'm willing to catch, walk, run. I just want to be there. I'll even be water boy.
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I know I'm never going to be one of those size 2 actresses – that's just not me. But I do want to be the healthiest I can be, and a role model to women of all shapes and sizes.
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Real practice means working on stuff you're not good at. Real practice is about butting your head against the wall repeatedly until you get it right.
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'Deacon Blues' was special for me. It's the only time I remember mixing a record all day and, when the mix was done, feeling like I wanted to hear it over and over again. It was the comprehensive sound of the thing: the song itself, its character, the way the instruments sounded, and the way Tom Scott's tight horn arrangement fit in.
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Young women and men who joined the far-left groups did so for the best of reasons. They wanted to change the world. Many fought against the stifling atmosphere in many groups.
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I can have three touchdowns and 200 yards, but if we lose the game, what's it all for?
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We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread.
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When you wait to the last minute, you rush to get things done, and the closer you get to the deadline, the less options you have.
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Obviously I've spent most of my working life with men and they have this way of operating which seems a bit alien to me.
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A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the group.
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Great things come out of being hungry and cold. Once you're pampered, you get lazy.
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Now that I know what goes into making a pilot, keeping it on the air, and keeping your fans, I'm at a point now where I do a pilot and just hope for the best. If it doesn't work out, it doesn't work out.
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In the end, I want to spend my 60s writing bonkbusters like Jilly Cooper.
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Women of my generation who've stayed in science have done it by playing the men at their own game.
