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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Whoever heard of a neurotic frog? Where do humans get off thinking they're the pinnacle of evolution?
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In systemic searches for embryonic lethal mutants of Drosophila melanogaster we have identified 15 loci which when mutated alter the segmental patterns of the larva. These loci probably represent the majority of such genes in Drosophila. The phenotypes of the mutant embryos indicate that the process of segmentation involves at least three levels of spatial organization: the entire egg as developmental unit, a repeat unit with the length of two segments, and the individual segment.
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ESPN is still a valuable property, ... But it can't grow the way it used to.
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But I'm after medals more than anything. Championships don't get taken away from you but records do, so I think I'd rather have medals at every championships rather than times. A world record would be a bonus, but I'm still only 25 in 17 days.
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I'd like to think that the nature of the two teams - Boston being a championship team over the years and the Lakers, same thing - was a lot bigger than Larry Bird or Magic Johnson.
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In the last century, as we learned more about genes, we were able to devise ways of accelerating evolution.
