Rebecca Skloot Quotes
Only cells that had been transformed by a virus or a genetic mutation had the potential to become immortal.
Quotes to Explore
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For those who are willing to make an effort, great miracles and wonderful treasures are in store.
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I was a super-duper Tupac fan, and I realized later, when I became a huge Nas fan and a huge Eminem fan, I was drawn to the storytellers. They all told stories in different ways, but they were all like the best storytellers.
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I was an outsider... but I was also sympathetic with people that were struggling to get up, because I struggled to get up.
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What I feel bad about is not having published very much in the last few years.
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Today's children need more years of education than we are offering. And they need more daily hours of instruction than we are providing. They are ready to learn long before kindergarten, and on the other end of the spectrum, all of them must have access to advanced education for years after they graduate from high school.
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If I had my way, this war would never have been commenced. If I had been allowed my way this war would have been ended before this.
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The leader is a teacher who succeeds without taking credit. And, because credit is not taken, credit is received.
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Humanity either makes, or breeds, or tolerates all its afflictions.
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Let's leave no words unspoken and save regrets for the broken.
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Drawing is a means of obtaining and communicating knowledge.
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I have been feeding pigeons, thousands of them for years. But there was one, a beautiful bird, pure white with light grey tips on its wings; that one was different. It was a female. I had only to wish and call her and she would come flying to me. I loved that pigeon as a man loves a women, and she loved me. As long as I had her, there was a purpose to my life.
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When I think of your name, I feel an ache.
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The latest literary discussions reflect a struggle between two artistic methods - romanticism and realism, with the latter clearly ascendant for the time being.
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Fiction demands structures and recognizable shapes. Big surprises only draw attention to the writer's hand.
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A man of God in the will of God is immortal until His work is done.
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A mortal should think mortal thoughts, not immortal thoughts.
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Only cells that had been transformed by a virus or a genetic mutation had the potential to become immortal.
