Rita Levi-Montalcini Quotes
It is imperfection - not perfection - that is the end result of the program written into that formidably complex engine that is the human brain, and of the influences exerted upon us by the environment and whoever takes care of us during the long years of our physical, psychological and intellectual development.Rita Levi-Montalcini
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Obviously Hall & Oates wasn't overlooked by the masses in terms of the record sales.
Inara George -
I consider myself very lucky, essentially - I was put into a pop group even though my musical taste was very niche before.
Zayn Malik One Direction -
As an actress, one of the perks is having access to ridiculously expensive clothing and prancing around on the red carpet. Who wouldn't want to have fun with that?
Becki Newton -
I'm only superstitious on the tennis court.
Rafael Nadal -
I know exactly what it's like to not have a penny. I know exactly what it's like trying to get a job. I know exactly what it's like having bloody one tin of Ambrosia left in the cupboard. But I know I can survive.
Imelda May -
The times may have changed, but the people are still the same. We're still looking for love, and that will always be our struggle as human beings.
Halle Berry
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I love children.
Taraji P. Henson -
Beer is amazing. Nutritional. Medicinal. A beverage, but also a meal.
J. R. Moehringer -
A live concert to me is exciting because of all the electricity that is generated in the crowd and on stage. It's my favorite part of the business - live concerts.
Elvis Presley -
Knievel seemed braver and more brazen - and more unhinged - than any other athlete-cum-thrill-seeker of his era.
Douglas Brinkley -
Every day in our house is like Valentine's Day. I've kept it traditional with what my dad has done with my mom. Every morning, I get up and I make coffee and I bring Giuliana coffee in bed.
Bill Rancic -
We have to find ways to create content that folks want to see.
Bozoma Saint John
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I support parents making the best decisions for their kids' education.
Carlos Lopez-Cantera -
People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do.
Lewis Cass -
Everyone knows that our current system is kind of like legalized prostitution. The corporate sector completely controls the civic sector.
Peter Coyote -
I have a very beautiful room that in my house that we bought in Princeton. It's glass on three sides, and you'd think that's the perfect place to write. Somehow in that nice room I feel too exposed, and I can notice I'm too distracted by things going on, so I end up writing in a not-very-nice office bedroom.
Jeffrey Eugenides -
My dad's more three-dimensional than Opie Taylor or Richie Cunningham. He even has a temper! He's a real person. But some people are disappointed by that.
Bryce Dallas Howard -
We have to accept that making movies is a never-ending process of occasional progress, frequent setbacks, and unexpected curveballs being thrown our way. Navigating that process requires stamina, curiosity, openness, and creative fire.
Karyn Kusama
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I know if I wasn't making music and acting, I would be involved in the performing arts world in some way. I would be either writing and making music for other artists or producing movies.
Claudia Lee -
The challenge for capitalism is that the things that breed trust also breed the environment for fraud.
James Surowiecki -
Some global hazards are insidious. They stem from pressure on energy supplies, food, water and other natural resources. And they will be aggravated as the population rises to a projected nine billion by mid-century, and by the effects of climate change. An 'ecological shock' could irreversibly degrade our environment.
Martin Rees -
Well I don't write, I attempt to scribble here and there. And no, nothing ever so grand as being published.
Charles Keating -
It is imperfection - not perfection - that is the end result of the program written into that formidably complex engine that is the human brain, and of the influences exerted upon us by the environment and whoever takes care of us during the long years of our physical, psychological and intellectual development.
Rita Levi-Montalcini