Stephen Jay Gould Quotes

We pass through this world but once.

Stephen Jay Gould

Stephen Jay Gould

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You have to really prove yourself to young people, and if your answer is clear and consistent and loving - even if it's angry and disappointed - what's important is that you're being real and honest and not going anywhere.

Vanessa Diffenbaugh
- People
- Important
- Real
You are the only you. That means you don't lose roles to anybody else. There's no competition, so they either want you or they don't want you, and it's not that they wanted someone else over you.

Rachel Brosnahan
- Want
- Competition
- Lose
If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help... Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business - you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen.

Barack Obama
- Business
- American
- Help
It's some weird idea to think that you've always got to say everything is great and perfect.

Valerie Plame
- Great
- Think
- Perfect
When you face a 'performance' that might provoke the 'I'm scared' response, choose love and approach your opportunity as a chance to dance with God. It's more fun than 'Dancing with the Stars!'

Wayne Dyer
- God
- Love
- Fun
You go to a technology conference or an engineering conference, there are very few women there. At the same time it's a blessing in the fact that you do get noticed. People tend to remember you as the only woman in the room 'who said that', or the only woman in the room who was an engineer.

Padmasree Warrior
- People
- Time
- Women