John Cornforth Quotes

The total loss of hearing was a process that lasted more than a decade, but it was sufficiently gradual for me to attend Sydney Boys' High School and to profit from the teaching there.

John Cornforth

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: australian
  • Birth: September 7, 1917 - December 8, 2013

Topics

SchoolMeHigh SchoolProcessLoss

The public's got it right, a lot of NBA stars are arrogant and like to spend lots of money and have lots of girlfriends and all that.

Andrew Bogut

YearYouPersonGoHeadNormal

Don't get older just to get wiser. If you get older, you will be wiser, I believe that - if you dare. But get older because it's fun!

Maya Angelou

FunBelieveYouDareWiserWill

Being against other people's policies eventually puts you in a downward spiral. It's fine to be principled and oppose views that you don't agree with, but you also have to have an alternative.

Jeb Bush

PeopleYouSpiralAgainstAgree

But what shouldn't happen is, you shouldn't have the taxpayers from states that are managing their situations well paying for those states that are not.

John Thune

YouHappenWellThoseSituations

One reason Zipcar succeeded was its branding: cool, hip, smart, urban, fun, innovative. Who wouldn't want to be associated with that?

Robin Chase

SmartFunCoolWantReasonUrban

Even a two-degree climb in average global temperatures could cause crop failures in parts of the world that can least afford to lose the nourishment. The size of deserts would increase, along with the frequency and intensity of wildfires.

Michael Specter

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In war there is no prize for runner-up.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

WarPrizeRunner-Up

I like going back in time and writing historical fantasy. I use some real historical characters as a background to give depth to the fantasy. And I throw my fictional characters into the midst of this, and, so far, it has turned out interesting.

Judith Tarr

TimeWritingInterestingBackReal

I've always been an entrepreneur. I start businesses for a living.

Jay S. Walker

StartEntrepreneurLivingAlways

I think I can always shoot 3s. I think I can shoot 3s when I'm 60.

Dirk Nowitzki

ThinkI CanAlwaysShootI Think

I thought I'd definitely be a writer, whatever I did.

Thomas Keneally

ThoughtWhateverWriterDid

It's very funny because every time I make a movie, and I've heard this re-echoed by other filmmakers and actors I have worked with, you kind of feel like you're naked again. You have to figure it all out from scratch, as if you had never done it before.

Todd Haynes

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