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Martin Rees Quotes

Devastation could arise insidiously, rather than suddenly, through unsustainable pressure on energy supplies, food, water and other natural resources. Indeed, these pressures are the prime 'threats without enemies' that confront us.

Martin Rees

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: british
Birth: June 23, 1942

Topics

Water Food Energy Pressure Resources

Well, certainly at the Golden Globes, during every commercial break everyone gets up and schmoozes with each other.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Golden Everyone Up Break Well Every

When universities are forced to recruit more and more from outwith Scotland just to balance the books, it is inevitable that doors are being slammed shut on some of our brightest talent.

Johann Lamont

Balance Talent Doors Inevitable More

Having your book edited is like watching your cat being operated on. It's uncomfortable and someone is probably going to get hurt. Most likely the cat. But in the end, things work out for the best and your cat is better it. And then your cat gets released in hardcover, and you have to read all of his reviews.

Jenny Lawson

Work Best Book Hurt End Better

I consider a poem to be a kind of experiment where a number of elements are brought together under test conditions to see how they will interact to create meaning or relevance.

John Barton

Together Meaning Create Kind Test

I knew I didn't want to pursue an academic career at all, which, of course, my father would have loved me to have done. I didn't want to go to university. The only other thing I could do was paint, and so I went to art school because they couldn't conceive of how one would be an actor.

John Hurt

Father Art School Me Loved Career

'We Are the Champions' is meant to be 'we,' as in 'all of us,' collectively, not us the band. It's a shame that some people understandably had the wrong take on that. 'No time for losers' is not the kindest line, but it's really more of a 'we all of us.' It's a celebration.

Roger Taylor

Time People Wrong Champions Shame

My one complaint with my father as a parent is that, not only was he not a golfer, but also he was sort of opposed to golf. I was a country club kid growing up. I should have played golf, but my father thought golf was a sport for old men.

Mike Greenberg

Father Men Growing Up Thought Golf

It's a sin to swear.

Jayson Williams

Sin Swear

My roles are in some way like children to me. You don't ever really want to scrape one off your shoe.

Diane Lane

Children Me You Want Way Shoe

We used to really feel like the band was our family.

Chris Frantz

Family Feel Band Used Like Our

I've learned that, as an actor, I have a responsibility to my audience.

Coco Martin

Responsibility Actor Audience Learned

Drones photograph, prospect and advertise real estate from golf courses to skyscrapers; they also monitor construction in progress.

Peter Diamandis

Progress Real Estate Construction