Geoffrey Gorer Quotes
The Latin proverb, homo homini lupus — man is a wolf to man—... is a libel on the wolf, which is a gentle animal with other wolves.
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What was past was past. I suppose that was the general attitude.
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I love Tig Notaro; I just think she's so awesome.
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Through love one acquires renunciation and discrimination naturally.
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For about 175,000 people, Chiranjeevi Blood Bank has supplied blood for free in times of emergency. This is because of the service-oriented attitude of Mega fans.
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You can't always count on the devices, attitudes, and conceits that stood you in good stead in 1972 or 1973, or 1978-79, to still have the same impact all these years later.
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And then, I suppose, there's also a cinematic reality on top of that. Because it was extremely difficult to keep tabs on, it was quite confusing acting that.
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It's hard not to play golf that's up to Jack Nicklaus standards when you are Jack Nicklaus.
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But what I really like are old Hollywood movies. Very often I watch AMC.
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As important as the presidency is, that's not the only thing to take a look at in determining the racial health of the United States.
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I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.
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Getting recognized on the street is fine, but I never really wanted to be famous.
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There are aspects of being the first woman in space that I'm not going to enjoy.
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If I'd been bright, I'd have realized that I was horribly uncomfortable, amazingly frustrated, and like any sensible person, I'd have quit. But it never occurred to me that I wouldn't be successful eventually.
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Enron - although an extreme case - is hardly the only company with a hollow set of values.
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A photograph can express silence.
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Live, for I love you!
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Every book that anyone sets out on is a voyage of discovery that may discover nothing. Any voyager may be lost at sea, like John Cabot. Nobody can teach the geography of the undiscovered. All he can do is encourge the will to explore, plus impress upon the inexperienced a few of the dos and don'ts of voyaging.
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I like to dance to Latin music, like salsa, like reggaeton.
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All the accoutrements that distinguish us from animal existence were put in place when we had a different kind of mind than we have now. We didn't have a mind that favored role specialization, and male dominance, and anxiety over female sexual activity related to feelings of male ownership. That all came later.
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I do not dream of a gentle revolution. My passion runs to the violence of supersession, the ferocity of a life that renounces nothing.
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When we talk about stem cells, we are actually talking about a complicated series of things, including adult stem cells which are largely cells devoted to replacing individual tissues like blood elements or liver or even the brain.
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The Latin proverb, homo homini lupus — man is a wolf to man—... is a libel on the wolf, which is a gentle animal with other wolves.
