Nina Fedoroff Quotes
In the last century, as we learned more about genes, we were able to devise ways of accelerating evolution.
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I love Dolce & Gabbana. I love Versace. I love the crazy, more eccentric stuff.
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When I hear someone, instantaneously, I'm like, 'Who's singing?' You're giving people so much of yourself, and my voice is the most natural, distinctive tool I have. It's up to me to express myself on a wider scale than just writing vocal melodies and lyrics.
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I know one of the reasons God gave me kids was to test my patience.
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When you've been on a programme called 'An Idiot Abroad' job offers aren't exactly flying in.
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Many people have been getting too casual about climbing Everest. I forecast a disaster many times.
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There's so much else to do in the world. To just be interested in doing films would limit my life.
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I don't see myself in terms of artifice. I see myself as a real person who chooses to live my life in an open way - artistically.
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I think I'm better at live shows than I used to be because I'm way more comfortable with the uncomfortable pauses between songs. Now, rather than trying to talk or do a costume change, I'll use those moments for myself. I listen to what other people are playing, or just rest, or dance, even though I don't know how to.
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Gandalf the Grey was always the guy I prefer. Gandalf the White was driven to do a particular job, whereas Gandalf the Grey is a bit more humane.
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My eye? It's a genetic thing. My dad had it, and now I have it. You know, I just found out that it may be correctable a little bit, because it does impair my vision. When I look up, I lose sight in this eye. I think, maybe for other people, it informs the way they see me.
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I'm still a person, a human being, no matter what religion I am.
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Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.
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Class - or the economic status of individuals - is evident in all societies, some very well stratified by a rigid caste system determined by birth.
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I'm not superstitious.
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February days are a marketing gimmick; love happens every day.
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There's going to be stress in life, but it's your choice whether to let it affect you or not.
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Standing up to Ahmadinejad is not a partisan issue and should never be one.
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People think floating should be the easiest and happiest time for a company, but it's actually really hard. We were meant to think we'd won - we'd gone public and could go on to new things. But we were only just getting started.
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I'd love to have a program like 'Dr. Laura.' I studied psychology at the University of Miami, and when I rode the bus home from school, perfect strangers would strike up conversations with me and end up telling me their life stories. I think they could sense that I was studying to help people. That, or I have a face like a priest.
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I’m still having trouble convincing Pax that underwear and pants go together – underwear is not pants!
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I wake up very early every morning and I have my coffee at 6:30. If it comes at 6:35, I'm very upset. I don't say anything but I'm upset because I'm so punctual in doing things, that if I lose five minutes I have to rush everything.
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In the last century, as we learned more about genes, we were able to devise ways of accelerating evolution.
