George Wald Quotes
Civilization will end within 15 or 30 years unless immediate action is taken against problems facing mankind.
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I regrettably wasted time at university by being overwhelmed and intimidated by the talent of other composers. I felt stuck and didn't know what I was doing there. I enjoyed my experience, but I didn't grab it in the way I would now.
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I think you need brains to do any Shakespeare with any authority. I could do Shakespeare, but not with any authority.
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One of the biggest problems with the modern feminist movement is its failure to bring men along with us.
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I respect music, I do. I love it.
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'The New World Haggadah' is meant for American Jews in the 21st century.
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There was an honorable tradition of using anonymous sources that was ruined by Jayson Blair.
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Cobnuts have a fresher flavour than any other nut I know of and go very well with autumnal fruit and light cheeses.
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Reverence the deacons as you would the command of God.
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History is a race between education and catastrophe.
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We must take positions. Our weakness in the West is born of the fact of so-called 'objectivity.' Objectivity does not exist - it cannot exist!... The word is a hypocrisy which is sustained by the lie that the truth stays in the middle. No, sir: Sometimes truth stays on one side only.
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I was joking with someone about this the other day. They were like, 'You talk about Applebee's as if it was your ex.' I miss it; I miss setting up tables at 6 A.M.
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A Commander-in-Chief needs to do two things. One - tell us who the enemy is. And two - say we are fighting to win.
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The most divisive issue facing New Yorkers in 2013 is stop and frisk, a tactic used by law enforcement to stop, question, and frisk people suspected of a crime.
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Friendship is a disinterested commerce between equals; love, an abject intercourse between tyrants and slaves.
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We are a total of our sum parts, right? I came from a family of very strong women - black women. And if I go back as far as my great grandmothers, there was always that love and the ability to be nurturing. Then I grew up in a household where my father was the one who was more affectionate with me.
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He was the average guy. Maurice, I think, reflected every man.
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I'm slightly unsure as to what my goal is. I just keep doing jobs.
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Our intent is to operate Time Warner as it operates today, with autonomy in its divisions, including the world-class creative talent and journalists that make Time Warner a leader in entertainment and news.
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I don't want to write any more for the old Man-power instruments and am handicapped by the lack of adequate electrical instruments for which I now conceive my music.
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I don't add any deliberate nuances to the way I sing. I've seen so much and been all over the world, but I'm glued to my roots, and that comes across.
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When computer systems cause errors, you can end up with The Dreaded NIGO - the 'not in good order' transaction.
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As I watched bookstores close, I began to wonder how that felt for the owners. Owning a bookstore was their dream and now they're struggling and seeing those dreams fall apart.
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Civilization will end within 15 or 30 years unless immediate action is taken against problems facing mankind.
