George Wald Quotes
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Literature is one of the most interesting and significant expressions of humanity.
P. T. Barnum -
I like being an outsider. It is better in France on the outside.
Xavier Niel -
Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.
Dale Carnegie -
In all the areas within which the spiritual life of humanity is at work, the historical epoch wherein fate has placed us is an epoch of stupendous happenings.
Edmund Husserl -
Because women have been marginalised, they're more likely to behave like immigrants and continue to push themselves forward in order to avoid falling through the cracks, but I don't think a happy ending comes from matriarchy.
Hanna Rosin -
Starting in the third grade, my dad had me read the 'Denver Post.' I had to discuss two articles with him before dinner, and we would also watch '60 Minutes' together.
Dana Perino
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I know one husband and wife who, whatever the official reasons given to the court for the break up of their marriage, were really divorced because the husband believed that nobody ought to read while he was talking and the wife that nobody ought to talk while she was reading.
Vera Brittain -
We are not in the regime of Aurangzeb. We are in the regime of rule of law. When rule of law is concerned, it applies to government, it applies to Supreme Court, it applies to everybody.
Veerappa Moily -
It's very lucky to be able to do a job where I get to sit about writing plays all day and going to the theatre. The downside, I suppose, is that you put it out there, and people are invited to like it or loathe it.
Laura Wade -
One of the biggest differences between you and a traditionally published author is that a self-pubbed author is responsible for everything. Not just writing the book - but cover design, editing, producing, distribution, and publicity as well.
M. J. Rose -
Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.
C. S. Lewis -
When the time is right, I will do female-centric films.
Hansika Motwani
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I saw Islam as the correct way to live, and I chose to try to live that way.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -
I'm proud to be involved with Simon Cowell and 'X Factor.'
Irving Azoff -
Remember, when YouTube was founded in the U.S., America's Funniest Home Videos had been around for a long time. In China, the history of TV as well as user-generated video is very, very short. So, we've actually had to do a lot of things to motivate that.
Victor Koo -
I think, more than anything else, my dog's death has made me grow up. I find myself thinking about the world in a more serious way.
Zendaya -
Some people are worried about the difference between right and wrong. I'm worried about the difference between wrong and fun.
P. J. O'Rourke -
'I sometimes think,' said the Eternal, 'that the stars never shine more brightly than when reflected in the muddy waters of a wayside ditch.'
W. Somerset Maugham
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Crocker's Rules didn't give you the right to say anything offensive, but other people could say potentially offensive things to you, and it was your responsibility not to be offended. This was surprisingly hard to explain to people; many people would read the careful explanation and hear, 'Crocker's Rules mean you can say offensive things to other people.'
Eliezer Yudkowsky -
When I left the Royal College, I decided I would only make paintings that I would want to look at myself, that felt close to my life.
Chris Ofili -
Accept the priceless gift - the joy of work. Apply the greatest value in life: love people and serve them. You will attract big and generous portions of success.
W. Clement Stone -
People who need therapy are in Afghanistan. They've seen horrible human cruelty and degradation, but they don't have time or the money for therapy.
David Chase -
Tom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a long-handled brush. He surveyed the fence, and all gladness left him and a deep melancholy settled down upon his spirit. Thirty yards of board fence nine feet high. Life to him seemed hollow, and existence but a burden.
Mark Twain -
I have lived much of my life among molecules. They are good company.
George Wald