Ada Yonath Quotes
I wanted to reveal how genetic code is translated into protein. I knew a great application could be for antibiotics, since half of the useful ones target the ribosomes, but I didn't believe I could contribute to it. It was like the next Mount Everest to conquer. It was my dream to contribute something to humanity.

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For 120 minutes, 'Birdman' floats from comedy to surrealism to high drama to quiet brilliance. I felt so inspired by watching this movie. It reaches for the sky and never comes back down to earth.
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If North American musicians would only know how uncomfortable life is for European musicians.
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I think that I am seeing the Internet and seeing technology take and seeing how the work I do through music directly affects people's lives better than any politician I've ever met.
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Balance is so important in our lives. In our busy world, we can give ourselves balance between thinking and feeling.
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You can always tell when a man's well informed. His views are pretty much like your own.
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Elvis and I were very good friends. We were such good friends that, on the day that he passed, I was the first one his father called, to let me know what had happened.
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I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too.
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By asking a novel question that you don't know the answer to, you discover whether you can formulate a way of finding the answer, and you stretch your own mind, and very often you learn something new.
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I want to be frozen on the hope that they'll find whatever I died of and bring me back.
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I would rather lose a good earring than be caught without make-up.
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I find it hard to focus looking forward. So I look backward.
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We may define therapy as a search for value.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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High IQ individuals don't like surprises and are pessimistic, because it's logical.
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I think the most rewarding part for me is kind of not knowing where the story's going next, and then finding out and being blown away by it.
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The Americans are more honest about it and just call it college rock.
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It is said that the effect of eating too much lettuce is 'soporific'.
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I would hate to look back on my life and go, 'You know, I wanted to do a rock n' roll album. I should have, and I never did.'
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By training and keeping doctors in underserved areas, we're working toward a goal of increasing access to quality health care for more of our communities.
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If I were asked to say the most important things that lead to a successful life, I should say that, first of all, was integrity - unimpeachable integrity.
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Home to me is the world because my books have been translated into more than 30 languages.
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I don't get tired of my work because you can't get tired of something you love and enjoy! But, having said that, I wish to get a break of four to five days, or at least three days, switch off my cell phone, and do what I want to.
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People spend money on sports, and I just don't do golf, I hate it. But I love sailing and the technology aspect.
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I wanted to reveal how genetic code is translated into protein. I knew a great application could be for antibiotics, since half of the useful ones target the ribosomes, but I didn't believe I could contribute to it. It was like the next Mount Everest to conquer. It was my dream to contribute something to humanity.