Anne Wojcicki Quotes
As a child, I had a teacher who told me, 'Look, Anne, one person can't make a difference.'
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I do focus my energy on music, but it's just the way that the industry works. I kind of have to take what I can get when it comes to acting and show up so they'll hire me. And music I get to do when I have time. It's not that I focus less, it's just the way it works.
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Not only is self-regulation largely a fantasy, but repeated scandals across multiple industries have proved that companies are fundamentally incapable of self-regulating for the greater good.
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I am in love with myself, with my friends, with my family, with kids, with life and my movies.
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I want to drink champagne from ladies' shoes.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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Name the book that made the biggest impression on you. I bet you read it before you hit puberty. In the time I've got left, I intend to write artistic books - for kids - because they're still open to new ideas.
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Dried porcini add a substantial, deep flavour to otherwise more neutral vegetables. I use them in risottos, mashed roots and winter soups.
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Polo is a great thing to do with your kids and your family - it is a great day out. And to me, horses are amazing creatures that give you this cable to Earth and put you in contact with nature.
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I never lie to my fans.
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If your kitchen smells good, your food lost something.
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I always liked spy stories.
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I like fighting. I get into rows all the time.
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My father used to sing to me in my mother's womb. I think I can name about any tune in two beats.
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Money may kindle, but it cannot by itself, and for very long, burn.
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You must do as your people do. If my people are poor, I must be poor. People ask me, 'Why don't you find a personal coach or a private car?' I can't. Then I won't be part of my people.
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I grew up when people seemed actually to be hurting themselves for their art. Of course, some of it was phony.
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If we are to have such a discipline we must have standards, and to get our standards under existing conditions we must have criticism.
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I love rehearsing; it's the best part of the job.
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My opinion, young people go to the Internet. To the Internet distribution system right now, you put it up there and it's accessed by the world.
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We shall not bind ourselves by treaties. We shall not allow ourselves to be entangled by treaties. We reject all clauses on plunder and violence, but we shall welcome all clauses containing provisions for good-neighbourly relations and all economic agreements; we cannot reject these.
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Going to the school to meet the visually impaired was special. I thought I was inspiring them. I was thinking what I could possibly say to inspire them. Instead of me inspiring them, I felt they inspired me. They showed me how much courage they have, and how hard these teachers are working for these children. They made me feel like I don’t have any problems in life. It gave me uplift. They made me feel so great.
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To me, Helsinki is one big movie studio.
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Nowadays it seems as though people sit down to write what they know is going to be a trilogy.
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As a child, I had a teacher who told me, 'Look, Anne, one person can't make a difference.'
