Harry Kroto Quotes
I think the most important thing that young people should be taught at school is how they can decide what they're being told is true.
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Fortune pays you sometimes for the intensity of her favors by the shortness of their duration. She soon tires of carrying any one long on her shoulders.
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The bargain that yields mutual satisfaction is the only one that is apt to be repeated.
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Only then, approaching my fortieth birthday, I made philosophy my life's work.
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One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.
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If I get in a relationship, it's always for the long-term; if not, I don't see the point.
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As a teenager, I put a lot of pressure on myself, and a lot of that, for me, was about finding a moral high ground. As I've grown up, I've decided to abandon that because it made me judgmental and also stressed me out.
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I won't be making any friends in the corporate suites.
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It's very hard to self-motivate without someone standing over you snarling, ready to hurl the chalk at your head at the slightest slackening.
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You know that neither numbers nor strength give the victory, but that side which, with the assistance of the gods, attacks with the greatest resolution is generally irresistible.
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When I say things that sound insane, like only the smartest million people should have the right to vote, well, I mean that.
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Improving small business opportunities through federal contracts creates jobs and saves taxpayer money.
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I want people to make sense of what I'm talking about.
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Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.
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I think that not being loved by your parents or not having a brother or not being liked at school or even wearing glasses can be a lot worse than having a famous father.
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With hacky sack, somebody brought one to recess in sixth grade and it kind of all went downhill from there! The same with the yoyo's! One kid brought a yoyo one day and people started getting them. I just kept at it and found that I really loved it.
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Like 'Metro' and 'Motor,' 'Troublemaker' is written in first person. The only narration that happens is Barney speaking to the reader/thinking in her head. First person was a big challenge in the graphic novel because we want both men and women of all ages to enjoy 'Troublemaker.'
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Choose to patronise your local farmers; as eaters, you need to demand a different type of food. Appreciate the pigginess of the pig.
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As crazy as it sounds, my generation is very lazy.
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I used to want to be a lawyer, but I didn't want to have half my brain sucked out.
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I thought I'd be married and a father by 35.
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I was a hyperactive kid, and it took awhile for me to find the right teacher. My master was a Shaolin kung fu teacher, but he also taught tai chi, Chinese medicine, brush painting - he was adept at all facets of Chinese culture.
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There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt. And, of course, there are Christian monks and nuns who already use Buddhist methods in order to develop their devotion, compassion, and ability to forgive.
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I think the most important thing that young people should be taught at school is how they can decide what they're being told is true.
