Stanley B. Prusiner Quotes

People often ask me why I persisted in doing research on a subject that was so controversial. I frequently respond by telling them that only a few scientists are granted the great fortune to pursue topics that are so new and different that only a small number of people can grasp the meaning of such discoveries initially.

Stanley B. Prusiner

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GreatPeopleMeResearchSmallNew

Portugal is like Ziggy Stardust. The period is there, so you know that it's not the country, it's Portugal. The 'Man' states, 'He's the man.'

John Gourley

ManYouCountryKnowLikeStardust

If I laugh a couple of times a day, I'm doing good. People think it's their God-given right to be happy, and it's just not. It's something you've got to work at. I like to paint the human condition, and the human condition is not smiles and happy people.

John Mellencamp

WorkGoodDayHappyPeopleBe Happy

Looking back, when I was Gollum, I suppose I did break the mold to a certain extent. I'm proud, and very thrilled, to be a part of that.

Andy Serkis

Looking BackLookingProudBackMold

I want to continue working in Mexico, but I'd also like to work in other countries eventually, too. Working behind the camera is interesting for me, too.

Stephanie Sigman

WorkMeInterestingCameraWant

I am a tenor buff. I hear myself.

Luciano Pavarotti

MyselfI AmHearAmTenorBuff

It is not how old you are, but how you are old.

Jules Renard

AgeYouOldHow

Parents are working more than ever before and unable to monitor what kids are eating at home, and schools are selling astronomical amounts of junk food in order to supplement shrinking budgets. It's a ticking time bomb, and America's children are exploding.

Lisa Ling

HomeChildrenTimeFoodParents

If I went up there and beat T.J. Dillashaw at 135 pounds, I have no interest whatsoever in staying at 135. People are like, 'Why not?' and I'm like, 'I have no interest in fighting guys who walk around at 160 pounds.'

Demetrious Johnson

WalkPeopleFightingWhyUpBeat

The century of airplanes has a right to its own music.

Claude Debussy

MusicRightOwnCentury

I am probably more critical of myself than anyone else, I am very tiny - 5'1 and a half inches - so there's nowhere for weight to hide.

Bonnie Langford

MyselfI AmHideMoreNowhereHalf

When we were very, very young, I was actually better than Cate was at swimming, and I was not very humble and thought I was the greatest thing ever and rubbed it in her face a bit, and then she started trying really hard and started beating me.

Bronte Campbell

HumbleMeSwimmingFaceBetterShe

You know what I love the smell of? Christmas trees and pine. I always have a pine candle even if it's not Christmas.

Brooklyn Decker

LoveCandleTreesYouKnowSmell

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