Annalee Newitz Quotes
A group of scientists wanted to find the most effective mosquito repellents. So they tested 10 different substances, including campout standbys like DEET, as well as a random choice: Victoria's Secret perfume Bombshell. Turns out the perfume is almost as good as DEET.
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I remember a tour where we played 50 cities in 56 days. We also went to Europe a couple of times.
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What's interesting about Stephen Baldwin is that me and Dana Gould were originally cast for 'Bio-Dome' – but Pauly Shore and Baldwin ended up doing it. So there's a little movie trivia for ya.
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I don't give up on commitments until what I've been asked to do is clearly finished.
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Action is the foundational key to all success.
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You either make dust or eat dust.
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It's hard to pick out one particular wrestler.
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I moved to New York when I was 21 and worked between 40 and 70 hours a week. Then I invested it all. It was really just a hustle. But I was kind of raised to work like that, so to me, it seemed very normal and natural.
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The influence of blogging is overall a very positive force in the media.
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If my client calls me and says, 'I'm going to a friend's premiere,' I'll say, 'Come over and let's do something cute.' And I won't bill them for that.
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Progress in civilization has been accompanied by progress in cookery.
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I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.
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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.
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Society tells you that when you're old you have to retire. You have to defy that.
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Madonna and I are very different. Just saying. We're very different. I wouldn't make that comparison at all, and I don't mean to disrespect Madonna: she's a nice lady, and she's had a fantastic, huge career - biggest pop star of all time.
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A man of knowledge lives by acting, not by thinking about acting.
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I'm an atheist. I don't 'believe' at all.
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But I've sure worked at jobs where I have been under inspection.
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I'm at a loss for words. But even my loss is amplified.
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In general, Tor architecture is not suited for protecting anonymity of long-term, popular web services.
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My parents did the whole good-cop/bad-cop thing - Dad was the bad cop, and Mom was the good cop. I remember my father saying, 'I'm his father, not his friend.' That kind of stuck with me.
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I'm old enough to chew my peas and corn without choking.
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I started writing more with my voice in mind.
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I think to myself that this really isn’t something I should concern myself with.
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A group of scientists wanted to find the most effective mosquito repellents. So they tested 10 different substances, including campout standbys like DEET, as well as a random choice: Victoria's Secret perfume Bombshell. Turns out the perfume is almost as good as DEET.
