Geoffrey West Quotes
Tell me the size of a mammal and I can tell you, to about 85 per cent level, pretty much everything about its physiology and life history, such as how long it is going to live, how many offspring it will have, the length of its aorta, how long it will take to mature, what is the pulse rate in the ninth branch of its circuitry.
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I was certainly a better actor after my five years in Hollywood. I had learned to be natural - never to exaggerate. I found I could act on the stage in just the same way as I had acted in a studio: using my ordinary voice, eliminating gestures, keeping everything extremely simple.
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It's very important that every movie I do makes money because I want the people that had the faith in me to get their money back.
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In a democracy, allegations will never improve situations. So, I'm against allegations, but I always welcome criticism.
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You need to have camaraderie in the clubhouse. Wherever you're working, be it a baseball team or at a business, you want to walk in there and say, 'Geez, it's great to be at work. Let's go get 'em,' as opposed to walking in there knowing there's going to be a commotion.
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Having companies like PotashCorp based in Saskatoon or Cameco based in Saskatoon that have worldwide presence but have the head office jobs, the head office managers and head office employees in your local economy are important from a job creation and wealth creation point of view.
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At the end of the day, I'd love to see children stop begging their parents to go to the circus. That's what would make me most happy.
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Being at the Apollo, I was always starstruck.
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I am hopeful that no one will forget what happened in Bosnia.
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We have to balance the lineality of the known universe with the nonlineality of the unknown universe.
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Are you really sure that a floor can't also be a ceiling?
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I want to lay all my cards out on the table and walk away with no regrets.
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I need one psychological expert to help me concentrate.
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At an unprecedented time with the worst attack ever on our soil, our President displayed extraordinary determination, leadership and resolve when history was thrust upon him and the United States.
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Elves have this superhuman strength, yet they're so graceful. Tolkien created them to be angelic spirits, but I also saw Legolas as something out of the Seven Samurai.
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Thanks to my father, we were always in good horses.
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Comic strips are like a public utility. They're supposed to be there 365 days a year, and you're supposed to be able to hit the mark day after day.
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If I were governor, and a bill came to my desk that provided for background checks at gun shows, I would sign that.
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I like to write scenes in the middle of the night. We could change every word of 'Family Ties' between Monday and Friday.
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I used to wear long jumpers, but they made me look like a bag tied up in the middle.
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I was born into a world where a lot of people who came to the house were performers.
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The idea of just sitting at home on Facebook worries me. I think we should all get out more.
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I think that the audience feels a real connection with Zoe Kazan because she's so instantly lovable.
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If you lose today, win tomorrow. In this never-ending spirit of challenge is found the heart of a victor.
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Tell me the size of a mammal and I can tell you, to about 85 per cent level, pretty much everything about its physiology and life history, such as how long it is going to live, how many offspring it will have, the length of its aorta, how long it will take to mature, what is the pulse rate in the ninth branch of its circuitry.
