Melissa Ordway Quotes
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Being on a television series is sort of life-altering on every level.
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I'm a computer scientist by training. I'm also the author of three books, all of which endorse the use of biotechnology to improve the human condition. In the most recent of these, 'The Infinite Resource,' I talk about the power of innovation to save the world.
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We do not need to have a way to talk clearly about other people's images.
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The ideal American type is perfectly expressed by the Protestant, individualist, anti-conformist, and this is the type that is in the process of disappearing. In reality there are few left.
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There's a lot of interviews now where nobody seems to talk about anything. Like it's illegal. But it can be fun if you stay involved. Like most conversations.
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If you get 10,000 guys to put their ideal woman into a computer, it still comes out looking like Angelina Jolie.
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The way you wield your power is about using it to afford you opportunities that you wouldn't otherwise have. So I'm very creatively ambitious, and I just hope people notice it; that's all I want.
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I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.
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The power that is supported by force alone will have cause often to tremble.
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Without troublesome work, no one can have any concrete, full idea of what pure mathematical research is like or of the profusion of insights that can be obtained from it.
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I basically use Facebook and Twitter and MySpace to communicate with the fans. I don't think it's necessarily about advancing my career, but I do want to be able to connect with my fans. They are so important to me, and a lot of them have stuck with me since the very beginning, and that means so much to me.
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The farthest place on earth is the hour that is just over. Make the best use of the hour that has just begun!
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I'm almost completely without family and it's a very odd feeling in life. I have no children.
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I remember before the Olympics, I was asked, 'What do you think you're going to do in the Olympics?' and I said, 'I'm hoping I'm going to win a medal, and, if possible, it's going to be a gold one.'
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You in Lebanon, your power is no match to Israel. Israel, militarily, is more powerful than you and maybe it is more powerful than all the Arab countries, or most of them.
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I love 'Homeland.' I think it's such a well-done, well-acted TV show.
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I'm easy to hate.
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A poet clings to his own tradition and avoids internationalism.
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Nothing is better than waking up in the morning and being excited to go into work.
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There is huge demand for artificial intelligence technologies.
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You know, I thought we could use a good myth about technology to help guide us through these particular modern waters right now.
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It seems a little self-involved to be like, 'Oh, he's hitting on me.' Maybe he's just trying to start up an innocent conversation.
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A lot of people, including me, are worried that inequality will lead to bad things.
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Listen to your mom and dad! They are almost always right, especially about boys.
