John Gurdon Quotes
The work I was involved in had no obvious therapeutic benefit. It was purely of scientific interest. I hope the country will continue to support basic research even though it may have no obvious practical value.
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If you're going to play the game properly, you'd better know every rule.
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I would say if you have a dream, follow it. It doesn't really matter whether you are a woman or from India or from wherever.
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Dear God! how beauty varies in nature and art. In a woman the flesh must be like marble; in a statue the marble must be like flesh.
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Of all work-schools, a good farm is probably the best for motor development.
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Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn't block traffic.
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Our relationships with our computers are almost sexual, they're so close. They're just such a huge part of our lives.
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I was living at home until about 27 and decided it was time to move out and move somewhere else, so that's what I did. I wanted it to be the right thing to do. I didn't want to buy something out of my price range; I didn't want to be stupid with my money, so I decided to stay at home. Luckily, my mum and dad were amazing.
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I become a first-time novelist and a senior citizen on the same day.
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The system of nature, of which man is a part, tends to be self-balancing, self-adjusting, self-cleansing. Not so with technology.
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It hurts every day when you practice hard, but when this decathlon is over, I got the rest of my life to recuperate. Who cares how bad it hurts?
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It's amazing how much trouble you can get in when you don't have anything else to do.
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Yidaki didgeridoo has been used in every part of Australian regional culture, all around the country. It's become a message stick for the survival of those people, for aboriginal people and aboriginal culture.
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You have to just dive over the edge. You haven't got time to mess about.
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I just want to show the fans my big smile and play the game that I love.
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Some things are really sacred and important to other cultures, so you have to be aware, politically, about those things before you just adopt them.
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My paintings do not have a center, but depend on the same amount of interest throughout.
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The truth is, I'm not body confident.
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It's hard finding people you trust or who aren't going to take your money. Everyone wants to get a piece of whatever you're doing. It's a nightmare.
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I'd wanted to be famous for as long as I could remember.
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The chief problem of low-income farmers is poverty.
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People ask me why I wear veils. I reply, I am mourning. Mourning what? Well I figure something shitty must be going on somewhere.
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Looking so cool, his greed is hard to conceal, he's fresh out of law school, you gave him a license to steal.
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You don't want to make a movie just to make a movie. You better have a point of view.
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The work I was involved in had no obvious therapeutic benefit. It was purely of scientific interest. I hope the country will continue to support basic research even though it may have no obvious practical value.
