Joshua Lederberg Quotes

I was making a lot of momentous personal decisions. I was still very very young: when the prize was awarded, I was 33; the work I had done when I was 21.

Joshua Lederberg

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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I've found it to be true that sometimes a stranger can give you advice that stays with you, utter truths the closest people in your life have trouble saying.

John Cho

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The Hebrew Bible, while firmly opposing pagan sexual practices, nevertheless celebrates man's and woman's desire for each other as divinely designed.

Meir Soloveichik

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A wild and crazy weekend involves sitting on the front porch, smoking a cigar, reading a book.

Robert M. Gates

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We make artificial divisions everywhere: Democrats and Republicans, black and white, millennials and baby boomers. Even those of us who are against building walls find ourselves pointing accusing fingers at those wall-builders.

Robert J. Waldinger

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I want to be an inspiration, but I would like there to be a day when it is not 'Simone the black swimmer.'

Simone Manuel

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I put a lot of pressure on myself, more than anyone else.

Mats Sundin

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I don't understand how it's cheaper to buy a whole steak at the Price Club than spinach. How did that happen?

Jose Andres

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Joan Rivers telling Lauren Bacall her dress is all wrong is like Carrot Top telling Lenny Bruce he needs to get an edge.

Dennis Miller

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I went to a theater arts school, so I'm interested in many different projects, whether it be film, television or even live theater. I'm a performer. That's what I do. That's what I want to do.

Derek Hough

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Never exaggerate your faults, your friends will attend to that.

Bob Edwards

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For years, I said I didn't want to do television. It was just a hard 'no.' I didn't want to read anything. It didn't matter what it was - it was just 'no.'

Ari Graynor

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A thing that I'm always worried about doing is putting an image of myself on my Instagram or somewhere else that looks perfect, because that's not who I am, and that's not what I want to preach.

Petra Collins

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