Joshua Lederberg Quotes

I wish I had a talent for dropping things as well as taking on new ones. It gets to be quite a clutter after a while.

Joshua Lederberg

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: May 23, 1925 - February 2, 2008

Topics

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People misunderstand what a police state is. It isn't a country where the police strut around in jackboots; it's a country where the police can do anything they like. Similarly, a security state is one in which the security establishment can do anything it likes.

John Lanchester

PolicePeopleSecurityCountryWhere

My interest generally is the hidden Americans; the ones who live far away from the headlines.

John Updike

LiveFar AwayHiddenAwayInterest

I grew up feeling unattractive, and it took a long time to grow into a place where I was comfortable with me.

Sterling K. Brown

TimeMeGrowLongPlaceLong Time

I don't really know why I chose bass except that it was different than guitar.

Trevor Dunn

GuitarKnowWhyBassDifferentThan

The biggest sacrifice to me is to not be in an atmosphere where I can keep writing and moving forward.

Trey Anastasio

SacrificeMoving ForwardMeMoving

The unflattering reviews are painful for short periods of time; the badly written ones are deeply, deeply insulting. That reviewer took no time to really read the book.

Toni Morrison

TimeBookShortPainfulNo Time

The moment eternal - just that and no more - When ecstasy's utmost we clutch at the core While cheeks burn, arms open, eyes shut, and lips meet!

Robert Browning

EyesMomentLipsBurnMeetMore

I know nothing of what it is to be a gangster.

Michael K. Williams

GangsterKnowNothing

I truly love coming to work every day.

Loretta Lynch

WorkLoveDayEvery DayComing

The legislature are a little more difficult to educate than the governor is.

Judy Martz

MoreDifficultLittleEducateThan

We're like Iraq. We're hiding missiles. We've got two missiles in reserve.

Jayson Williams

TwoHidingGotLikeIraqReserve

I'm busier than I've ever been, but you can go through the lists of people who are bang up there one minute, and then just disappear.

Chris Hemsworth

PeopleYouGoThroughUpDisappear

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