Melvyn Bragg Quotes

Darwin talks about evolution, but he doesn't say how it started. Maybe the sense of mystery will dissolve in the face of science, but I am not so sure. We are all described by the human genome, but it's getting people nowhere.

Melvyn Bragg

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ScienceI AmPeopleFaceMystery

I've had a wonderful experience here at Penn State.

Joe Paterno

ExperienceWonderfulHereStateHad

I love a song that will usher in the very presence of God. Then there's no Andrae; there's no fabulous band, there's no greatness of ours. I've had hundreds of concerts like that, and that's what I try to achieve.

Andrae Crouch

LoveGodGreatnessSongAchieveTry

I did the first 'Oxygene' on an 8 tracks tape recorder with very few instruments, with no other choice than being minimalist.

Jean-Michel Jarre

ChoiceFirstBeingThanDidFew

People may think I'm trying something new by telling stories, but they're just jokes connected to give the illusion of stories. But really, I just continue using my imagination and creating. That's what I do.

Steven Wright

ImaginationPeopleThinkTryingNew

The beautiful despair is never fruitless. It keeps you going. Like when I first heard Bob Dylan do 'Things Have Changed,' or any time I see any work of art really beautifully done, like Michelangelo's 'The David' or that movie 'Lost in Translation' - it inspires me to try and find my own version of that.

Rodney Crowell

WorkBeautifulTimeArtMeYou

If you're not growing, you're dying, and I'm not ready for that.

Mary Steenburgen

YouReadyGrowingDying

I've had a great time doing it - being able to say yes to a couple of amazing shows.

Mary Steenburgen

GreatTimeAmazingDoingSayYes

I love acting; I love movie sets and movies, but, at the same time, there's something about the position of women in that world that frightens me a lot. I find it nearly inhuman to be an actress.

Lou Doillon

LoveWomenTimeMeWorldActing

I think Uma Thurman is one of God's creatures, one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen.

Joshua Jackson

WomenGodBeautifulThinkSeenMost

You don't need to buy expensive cosmetics; almost anything will do if you know how to apply it.

Dolly Parton

YouKnowWillNeedBuyAnything

The trick to writing for people is, you have to be able to turn them on in your head. And know how they'd word something or how they'd inflect it.

Dick Cavett

PeopleWritingYouKnowTurnHead

Personally, I think humility is a prerequisite to being a truly empathic person.

Christopher Stanley

HumilityThinkPersonBeingI Think

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