Richard Preston Quotes
As life forms, viruses are just inherently interesting. It's the microworld - this universe of life too small for us to see - but it's profoundly complicated, and immensely powerful. Ebola is like a beautiful and frightening predator. There is a wonder in the operations of nature that can't be denied, even when we're the losers.
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Provision must be made for the extension of speedy and effective assistance when any African State is threatened with military aggression. We cannot rely solely on international morality.
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It's what happens in other major championships - I just lose my head a little bit.
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It's all about the blanket. Blanket, pillow, and red wine. You should always be asleep on a plane.
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You must all follow the lead of the bishop, as Jesus Christ followed that of the Father; follow the presbytery as you would the Apostles; reverence the deacons as you would God's commandment.
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The safest nuclear power or energy policy is to realize 'zero nuclear power.'
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I find the education I got from living in Derby and being streetwise and knowing the people that I know, the lessons that I had to learn growing up, have set me in good stead for this kind of working life.
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I'm a real people-pleaser.
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The photograph should be more interesting or more beautiful than what was photographed
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A spoon cannot taste of the food it carries. Likewise, a foolish man cannot understand the wise man´s wisdom even if he associates with a sage.
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I believe the world is increasingly in danger of becoming split into groups which cannot communicate with each other, which no longer think of each other as members of the same species.
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You may imagine me the very shadow of my husband.
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There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over, and men are no longer willing to be plunged into the abyss of despair.
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Nobody wants to get divorced.
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"I could have done it in a much more complicated way," said the Red Queen, immensely proud.
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Men honor property above all else; it has the greatest power in human life.
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Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.
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There are only really a few stories to tell in the end, and betrayal and the failure of love is one of those good stories to tell.
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As life forms, viruses are just inherently interesting. It's the microworld - this universe of life too small for us to see - but it's profoundly complicated, and immensely powerful. Ebola is like a beautiful and frightening predator. There is a wonder in the operations of nature that can't be denied, even when we're the losers.
