Peter Medawar Quotes
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I do love being on television and in peoples' homes. I'm not an actor, so there is a connection that's real.
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As a child, I loved fairy tales because the story, the what-comes-next, is paramount. As an adult, I'm fascinated by their logic and illogic.
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Young people do not watch television; they are on the Internet.
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I am honoured to be associated with a brand like Movado. It believes in the art of design and is known for its perfection worldwide. I have strong faith in the pursuit of perfection. I am looking forward to a long association.
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Self-discovery is above all the realization that we are alone: it is the opening of an impalpable, transparent wall - that of our consciousness - between the world and ourselves.
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Actors make less than you think.
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The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.
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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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Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth.
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I don't like it when a woman looks like a fashion victim.
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The homosexual community has more acceptance in America than it ever has, and the suicide rate is as high as it's always been.
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This is something caregivers have to understand: You have to ask for help. You have to realize that you deserve to ask for help. Because you need to keep on working on your own life.
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What man is there, surrounded though he be with the love of wife and children, who does not retain a memory of the romantic affection of boys for each other? Having felt it, he could scarcely have forgotten it, and if he never felt it, he missed one of the most golden of the prizes of youth, unrecapturable in mature life.
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I want to play for my country, play for everybody, and I want to be there. I just feel like I have so many feelings and I want to play in the Olympics and feel how special if I can win that tournament.
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Well, I'm an independent person.
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I know how to wrap my turban a little better now. In the beginning, it was a little weird.
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It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions.
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Cuba never had advisors in Vietnam. The military there knew very well how to conduct their war.
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If I never competed again, it wouldn't bother me. I don't care.
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I want lots of kids and I want a garden and I hope to stay married to my husband. I hope to be working in some way that fulfils me.
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I've played [Scrabble] tournaments for about 20 years. My daughter, Erin, who lives with me, also travels to tournaments. While I'm not a top division player, I've won a number of tournaments.
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People always lean toward who's the best guitar player, who's the best singer? I don't see it that way. They're all the best, you know? They've all gotten your attention, you've admired them, you've tried to sing like them. That makes them the best, each and every one of 'em.
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Knowledge and human power are synonymous.
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Creosote has a pretty technological smell.
