Michael Fossel Quotes
If you asked me what caused aging, I would say free radicals and molecules, which spontaneously shift and form and cause damage in all our cells and genes. The body usually repairs and replaces the damage in these genes. But as you get older, the aging clock turns down those defenses.
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I have not suffered any nerve damage, nor have I received any treatment for nerve damage.
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Since I was 13 or 14 I've always felt older than I actually am.
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When I've been asked what should be on my gravestone, I've said: 'Here lies Gandalf. He came out.' Two big achievements.
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We have 26,000 genes. But a blind, millimetre-long roundworm with only 959 cells in total already has over 19,000.
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We haven't been able yet to determine in terms of genes what makes a human being a human and not another mammal.
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I'm still a size 10, but it's the toning that's getting me down, and I think it can only get more difficult as I get older. Either one gets very thin and scrawny, or one puts on poundage; I'm definitely not going to pile on the pounds, so I can expect to end up scrawny.
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I am drawn to those parts; I like the tough girls because they are not tough. It's a veil; it's a disguise. It's defenses. At the core, everybody is human, everybody is fragile, everybody is terrified, and the fear is what propels you to be tough.
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When Yauch died, it was really like losing my older brother. I mean, I have biological older brothers, but growing up, Adam really was my older brother.
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As I've gotten older, my love for jazz has increased.
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Wearing a bold print gets harder as you get older. It's safer to stick to subtle prints or block colours. I have always found prints quite tricky. My daughter Carly, who is on the design team at Stella McCartney, is obsessed with them.
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Older, younger, anyone can help. We've learned that our legislators listen, and people with passionate and thoughtful concerns make a difference every day. We've had constituents initiate legislation, lobby for it, organize meetings and events, and, of course, call, mail, e-mail and visit legislators to express their views. It's really great to see how much difference that individuals can make.
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Growth is kinda built into everyone's genes. It's built into management's genes, the salesman's genes, the investors' desires. People expect companies to grow.
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I'm older and older. With any experience you have, you know more about yourself.
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We could not have asked for a more inspirational partner to create an equally inspirational and entertaining DVD series.
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Nutrition trumps genes.
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I wouldn't consider them acts of war, but I would consider them acts of property damage, commercial theft that are serious.
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There is no medical proof that television causes brain damage - at least from over five feet away. In fact, TV is probably the least physically harmful of all the narcotics known to man.
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To assess the damage is a dangerous act.
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It's in my genes. My mother was an opera singer. I'm clearly dramatic.
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When you are dining with a demon, you got to have a long spoon.
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I have a strong preference for being alive.
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Don't ask God to give you a light burden. Ask Him to give you strong shoulders to carry a heavy burden.
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If you asked me what caused aging, I would say free radicals and molecules, which spontaneously shift and form and cause damage in all our cells and genes. The body usually repairs and replaces the damage in these genes. But as you get older, the aging clock turns down those defenses.
