George M. Whitesides Quotes
Science has the potential to solve all kinds of problems, but it depends on what a society wants to accomplish.
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You're going through the horror of it, you're going through the isolation of it but you're being empowered by reminding yourself that you're connected to everybody else.
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I think in this, definitely, because you are feeling how it felt to live in a completely different time. The mannerisms and the way that people behaved was quite different.
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Free trade is not based on utility but on justice.
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I think if you talk to my colleagues, I was less than a fearsome individual.
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Knowing policy does help make the gossip more understandable.
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The first step is clearly defining what it is you're after, because without knowing that, you'll never get it.
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Many societal problems concern science, such as the energy crisis, genetic alterations of foods.
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Poverty is an anomaly to rich people; it is very difficult to make out why people who want dinner do not ring the bell.
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Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.
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I wish I sang better.
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We always saw ourselves in careers as entrepreneurs or angels.
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'Marco Polo' had some negative reactions in the press. Viewers have loved it, and the volume of viewing has been phenomenal.
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After every war, there was a significant change in the music, and I can understand how that happened. If you participate in protecting the country, you think you can be part of it, but you come back home and it's worse than ever.
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I used to always buy clothes too big, but I should have showed off instead of covering up.
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I remember in high school trying to get home from water-polo practice in time so I could see Happy Days on television when it first came on, because I was so blown away by it. It was just such a cool thing.
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New markets could be created by rural potentials, which could lead to rise in the employment.
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It looks like it's been furnished by discount stores.
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You must not for one instant give up the effort to build new lives for yourselves. Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway to life.
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I wanted to write a food book, but I'm not a chef or an expert on culinary matters, to put it mildly.
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The money-grubber has been floating with the great current of society, while the poor man has been swimming against it.
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I think gender parity is a crucial part of any healthy society. It's applicable to the entire world.
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You have a chance to move in far better society than the Joneses. Why worry about keeping up with the Joneses? Keep up with the Angels and you'll be far wiser and happier.
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Science has the potential to solve all kinds of problems, but it depends on what a society wants to accomplish.
