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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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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I would say that all short stories have mystery naturally built into them.
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Education is the development of power and ideal.
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I believe the most intricate plot won't matter much to readers if they don't care about the characters, especially in a series. So I try to focus hard on making each character, whether villain or hero, have an interesting flaw that readers can relate to.
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The president and Republicans in Congress have repeatedly promised to revisit Social Security privatization after November. But Americans have already said, loud and clear, that they don't want Social Security to be privatized or dismantled.
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I was 16 and did a play at school. I was a rather good student... And then I did a play when I was 16 and completely lost all my concentration for academics.
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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.
