Mary Roach Quotes

I've always been a bit of a space geek. I wrote an article years ago about the neutral buoyancy tank, which is this biblically sized pool where they train astronauts. And it was just the coolest thing.

Mary Roach

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 20, 1959

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SpacePoolTrainAlwaysYearsWhere

My mum said she remembers me asking her if she'd take me to ballet lessons when I was about two and a half. She said I could barely speak, and yet was asking for ballet lessons.

Joanne Froggatt

MeSpeakSaidSheTwoAsking

In chemicals, Synthetic Genomics is one of my real loves.

Steve Jurvetson

RealChemicalsSyntheticLoves

My goals over the decade include to develop new drugs to treat intractable diseases by using iPS cell technology and to conduct clinical trials using it on a few patients with Parkinson's diseases, diabetes or blood diseases.

Shinya Yamanaka

GoalsTechnologyTreatNewTrials

I look at the Samurai because they were the artists of their time. What I think struck me when I read Bushido is compassion. 'If there's no one there to help, go out and find someone to help.' That hit me, because I try to lead my life like that.

Tom Cruise

LifeTimeCompassionMeThinkHelp

The problem of end-to-end encryption isn't just a terrorism issue.

Tom Cotton

ProblemTerrorismJustEncryption

I'm in the Apple store on Regent Street far too much; I'm obsessed by whatever the latest Apple gadget is. For clothes, I love to shop in Liam Gallagher's shop Pretty Green on Carnaby Street, or Cult Clothing in Crouch End, for Original Penguin and G-Star.

Tom Ellis

LoveGreenEndClothesAppleStreet

Practically everything I've been offered didn't require much beyond looking like me.

Roger Moore

MeLookingBeyondEverythingBeen

'Made' is about opening your heart to people who deserve your love and not trying to turn other people into something that they're not: not trying to save people who don't want to be saved. If you go down that dark path, you're not going to end up doing any good.

Jon Favreau

LoveGoodHeartPathPeopleEnd

I would consider all of the legislation which I have supported meaningless if I were to sit idly by, silent, during a period which may go down in history as an era when we permitted the curtailment of our liberties.

Dennis Chavez

HistoryDownGoSilentLegislation

I'm not a big fan of having my loyalty called into question.

Chris Eigeman

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Stars talk about how they dislike fans fussing over them, begging for autographs and things like that, but deep down inside, they love every minute of it.

Brenda Fassie

LoveStarsDeepDownTalkInside

Design doesn't have to be daunting. Some people really find it challenging to take on their entire home, because they don't know their aesthetic; they don't know where they want to go.

Bobby Berk

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