John Sulston Quotes
We knew that all the protein-coding bits of genes do is to produce protein - they have to have instructions to turn them on and off. Those sequences lie well outside the protein-coding sequences, sometimes thousands, tens of thousands of bases away.
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For all intents and purposes, I'm a woman.
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To create something new is both thrilling and excruciating at the same time. It's great to have all these choices in front of you, and to have the writers in the room so you know exactly what they meant. But the downside is you want so badly not to screw it up!
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I would rather be on the set than doing anything.
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I've got a great staff and great support system, and I'm going to stick my neck out and do what I always do.
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In 1255, Louis IX of France presented an elephant to Henry III of England to add to the menagerie of exotic animals he kept in the Tower of London.
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Every song is like a kid. How can you have that many kids and have a favorite? Which one do I like to hang most with?
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You don't go out and play Beethoven's 'Opus 111' without having rethought about it every time you play.
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A president who aspires to be recognized as a global leader should not personally stake out a foreign-policy goal, commit himself eloquently to its attainment, and then yield the ground when confronted by firm opposition.
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On behalf of NARAL Pro-Choice America - and our one million member activists - I am honored to be here to talk to you about what's at stake for women in 2012. I am proud to say that the Democratic Party believes that women have the right to choose a safe, legal abortion with dignity and privacy.
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I have been writing poetry for a long time now. I started writing in my school days.
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I haven't had an orthodox career.
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I'm a walking, talking enigma. We're a dying breed.
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The easiest way I can describe what makes a pop song a pop song is that it's a song you want to hear over and over.
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Why did the chicken cross the road? To prove to the possum that it could be done.
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A lot of us lead relatively sedentary lifestyles, so you have to motivate yourself and force yourself to go to the gym and do active things. The folks that have figured it out, found that thing that they love and made it a big part of their lives, it's easy for them to stay in shape.
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As an actor, you can do what you want with your role. That's why they hire you; to take the role and make it real.
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Les acteurs sont bien heureux, ils ont une gloire sans responsabilité.
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Contrast force and morality with each other. How can an act done under compulsion have any moral element in it, seeing that what is moral is the free act of an intelligent being? If you tie a man's hands there is nothing moral about his not committing murder.
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You can't play the role of a victim all your life without becoming one in the end.
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My study is a converted garage which is largely lined with bookshelves and cardboard boxes filled with manuscripts of my film scripts, plays and books.
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Perfection is impossible; just strive to do your best.
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New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on earth. The more truth we have to work with, the richer we become.
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Actually, I love trying to figure out why certain books become hits while others, which may be just as good, have trouble finding an audience.
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We knew that all the protein-coding bits of genes do is to produce protein - they have to have instructions to turn them on and off. Those sequences lie well outside the protein-coding sequences, sometimes thousands, tens of thousands of bases away.
