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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I think I'm the kind of person who would be very difficult to employ - I'm pretty annoying, but driven.
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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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Whenever I release a record, it's my record. It's not a selfish thought. I may work all year 'round for other people. So, finally, when I come out with my own album, it should be me with the creative help of other musicians.
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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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Our suspicions are being confirmed that Nashi will serve as a cover for storm brigades that will use violence against democratic organisations.
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What sets baseball apart from other sports is the array of skills that every player needs: the speed, the power, the agility.
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I started out on photography accidentally. A policeman came to a stop at the end of my street, and a guy knifed him at the end of my street. That's how I became a photographer. I photographed the gangs that I went to school with.
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... true civil disobedience ... compels the state to resort to power.
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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.
