John Polanyi Quotes

Better to die in the pursuit of civilized values, we believed, than in a flight underground. We were offering a value system couched in the language of science.

John Polanyi

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ScienceValueLanguageBetterDie

I don't follow what is in fashion now; I just listen to myself and what I like... I wait for the right occasion or see how I feel each day.

Melania Trump

MyselfDayWaitFashionFeelFollow

I know firsthand how critical support systems are.

Amanda Lindhout

SupportKnowCriticalSystemsHow

I don't drink coffee. I've never had a cup of coffee in my entire life. That's something you probably don't know about me. I've hated the taste since I was a kid.

Steven Spielberg

LifeCoffeeMeYouKnowNever

Some writers are more natural public performers than others; personally I find it quite strange giving interviews. But everyone has parts of their job that they like more than others. You can't complain if you get to do what you love doing most of the time, can you?

Monica Ali

LoveTimeJobDo What You LoveDoing

We are focused on Main Street, on supporting economic conditions - plentiful jobs and stable prices - that help all Americans.

Janet Yellen

HelpStreetFocusedEconomicPrices

Dad would come home from doing odd jobs, and sometimes he'd come home late at night with lumber, and he'd rumble around with all this wood in our small place. We'd finish putting it away, and then we'd play that piano. I'll be eternally grateful to him.

Johnny Mathis

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A real conversation always contains an invitation. You are inviting another person to reveal herself or himself to you, to tell you who they are or what they want.

David Whyte

YouConversationPersonWantReal

If it is good enough for Prince William and Kate, why is studying art history not good enough for the masses?

Cornelia Parker

GoodHistoryArtNot Good EnoughWhy

When I wrote about Mary Wollstonecraft, I found that here she was, in the late 18th century, going to work for the 'Analytical Review.' What was the 'Analytical Review?' It was a magazine that dealt with politics and literature.

Claire Tomalin

WorkPoliticsLiteratureLateShe

Celebrities say the darnedest things.

Bridgette Wilson

SayThingsCelebrities

The cast, led by the extraordinary Jennifer Lawrence, is absolutely wonderful across the board. It's such a pleasure to see how they've embodied the characters and brought them to life.

Suzanne Collins

LifeExtraordinaryPleasureSeeCast

We're involved in trillions of little acts just to keep going.

Morrie Schwartz

Keep GoingLittleKeepGoingJust

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