John Cornforth Quotes

Part of my childhood was spent in Sydney and part in rural New South Wales, at Armidale.

John Cornforth

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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A gentleman opposed to their enfranchisement once said to me, women have never produced anything of any value to the world. I told him the chief product of the women had been the men, and left it to him to decide whether the product was of any value.

Anna Howard Shaw

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From the beginning, there have been some religious leaders who greeted the funding of faith-based social services by government with ambivalence.

Tony Campolo

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I listen to Steely Dan. I really like Steely Dan.

Tom Wopat

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If you can't play under pressure, you shouldn't be at a World Cup.

Romelu Lukaku

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My life is essentially not so unique. On some deeper levels we feel the same, we know the same things. Therefore if I show my life 365 days, moments from those days, it will reflect and it will have connection with lives of all of us.

Jonas Mekas

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Nature is more like a seesaw than a crystal, a never-ending conga line of bold moves and corrections.

Diane Ackerman

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So much of journalism is conveying a place and time that existed, to someone at a later date: giving a person the context and trying to make them feel as informed as if they were actually there.

Chris Milk

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I was a shy kid, a late bloomer. At 22, I was probably 16 emotionally.

Chris Pine

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Guilt is perhaps the most painful companion of death.

Coco Chanel

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There are phrases that are totally cliche that we, as songwriters, owe it to ourselves to not use again.

Brad Paisley

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I like to cover news when it happens, not five years later.

Shepard Smith

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Belts distract the eye from a bloated tummy, a heavy-set upper body and all manner of sins. They can be a superb way to update your wardrobe without breaking the bank, and there's no reason to stop wearing them, ever!

Twiggy

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