William Wickenden Quotes

Effective science began when it passed from the occasional amateur into the hands of men who made the winning of knowledge their special function or profession.

William Wickenden

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I think everyone who goes to see a 'Bond' movie expects to be impressed by the look and the locations chosen. Certainly I was when I grew up watching them, and I don't think that's changed in the last 50 years.

Callum McDougall
- Up
- Movie
- Think
I feel like a lot of directing is casting.

Damien Chazelle
- Like
- Feel
- Directing
For as long as I could remember, the person in E23 pasted the same Halloween decoration, a witch with a giant wart on her crone's nose, but whenever kids rang, the tenant wouldn't answer. At first, kids figured they'd just missed the guy: bad timing. But it seemed impossible that all of us missed him every year.

Victor LaValle
- Long
- Kids
- Remember
It's more fun to look at an old picture of me than it is to look at a new one sometimes. Although, I still wear a dress pretty well.

Iggy Pop
- Fun
- Pretty
- Picture
Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg didn't finish college. Too much emphasis is placed on formal education - I told my children not to worry about their grades but to enjoy learning.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb
People assume actresses are afraid to get older; the truth is the roles get a whole lot more compelling once you're too old to play dumb.

Olivia Wilde
- People
- Truth
- Dumb