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Dorothy Hodgkin Quotes

I first met the subject of X-ray diffraction of crystals in the pages of the book W. H. Bragg wrote for school children in 1925, 'Concerning the Nature of Things.'

Dorothy Hodgkin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: british
Birth: May 12, 1910 - July 29, 1994

Topics

Nature Children School Book First

I come from a working-class background where I was much more likely to read socialist books and leaflets than Bronte or Dickens - neither of whom I've yet read.

Jim Crace

More Where Background Come Books

People are looking to have more meaning in their lives. It is a sign the technology community is coming of age.

John Doerr

Technology Age Community People More

We also learn that this country and the Western world have no monopoly of goodness and truth and scholarship, we begin to appreciate the ingredients that are indispensable to making a better world. In a life of learning that is, perhaps, the greatest lesson of all.

John Hope Franklin

Life Learning Truth World Better

The Internet feeds off the main press, and the main press feeds off the Internet. They're working in tandem.

Matt Drudge

Internet Working Off Press Main

Steaming is a great way to cook any firm fleshed fish, but it's often overlooked by the home cook.

Tom Douglas

Home Great Fish Way Firm Cook

I was pleased when the picture was over I fit in all right and I spoke well enough as I said before, cause I was scared to death there for a minute. I mean, you're doing a scene with somebody like that or they're watching you or something, you'd better come up with something.

Rod Steiger

Death Better Picture Doing Enough

My family very much adored me, and at school, I was an object of fascination.

Ruth Negga

Family School Me Much Object Very

My female writers have always been my backbone. I had a writing room of six women for five years so I know what women do. Cultivated by me, by the way!

Michael Patrick King

Women Me Writing Know Way Room

I never really thought it out. I just woke up one day, and I was involved in all these projects. They just seemed to involve animals.

Loretta Swit

Day Thought Animals One Day Never

I think the reason I'm the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world is I beat everyone in my division.

Demetrious Johnson

Best World Think Fighter Reason

Every time I think that political analysts and writers will finally recognize that most of them don't understand much about political polls, they prove me wrong. They don't know how to read them; they don't understand the importance of cross tabs within a given poll, and they don't know how to analyze them.

Bob Beckel

Time Me Think Political Wrong Know

With my mask, I controlled all of the mouth movements with my own mouth.

Peter Mayhew

Mask Mouth My Own Own Movements